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Phacelia coerulea (Skyblue phacelia)
Anderson, Wynn

Phacelia coerulea

Phacelia coerulea Greene

Skyblue Phacelia, Baby Blue Phacelia, Sky-blue Scorpion-weed, Skyblue Scorpionweed

Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf Family)

Synonym(s): Phacelia caerulea, Phacelia intermedia

USDA Symbol: PHCO

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Blue , Purple
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun
Bloom Notes: Pale blue to purple, usually aging to white.

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , 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.

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 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-12-05
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