Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Phacelia congesta
Phacelia congesta Hook.
Caterpillars, Blue Curls, Fiddleneck
Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf Family)
USDA Symbol: PHCO2USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Phacelia congesta
Blue curls
Aquilifoliaceae
Location: 100 m NE of intersection of Horizon Hill and Medical Drive, San Antonio, TX.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Full sun; level, loamy soil; nominal moisture. Among various Poaceae.
Description: Erect, branching annual, to 1 m tall. Leaves ovate overall, 1-2 pinnate, 3.5-10 cm long. Infloresence a scorpoid cyme. Corollas blue, 6 mm long, campanulate. Filaments exserted.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: Apr. 23, 1997
Specimen number: 746
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 1097
Accession Date: Apr 30, 1997
Accession Number: 98
Annotations: SCXRB (In flower)