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Phacelia suaveolens

Phacelia suaveolens Greene

Sweetscented Phacelia, Sweet Scented Phacelia, Sweet-scented Scorpion-weed, Sweet-scented Scorpionweed

Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: PHSU

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow , Purple
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Bloom Notes: Lobes lavender to purple, tube yellow with purple stripes.

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Habitat: Open burns, slopes, chaparral, closed-cone pine forests.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 36 - Jepson eFlora (2019) The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Phacelia suaveolens in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Phacelia suaveolens in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Phacelia suaveolens

Metadata

Record Modified: 2021-05-11
Research By: CBR

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