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Phacelia crenulata (Cleft-leaf wild heliotrope)
Cressler, Alan

Phacelia crenulata

Phacelia crenulata Torr. ex S. Watson

Cleft-leaf Wild Heliotrope, Notchleaf Phacelia, Notch-leaf Scorpion-weed

Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: PHCR

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

From the Image Gallery

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 30 inches tall, often shorter.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Blue , Purple
Bloom Time: Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , CO , NM , NV , TX , UT

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

Find Seed or Plants

Find seed sources for this species at the Native Seed Network.

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:

Native Seed Network - Corvallis, OR

Bibliography

Bibref 995 - Native Landscaping from El Paso to L.A. (2000) Wasowski, S. and A. Wasowski

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Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 36 - Jepson eFlora (2019) The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley
Webref 75 - Southwest Desert Flora (2020) Southwest Desert Flora
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-12-05
Research By: TWC Staff

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