Phacelia ivesiana
| Phacelia ivesiana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | (unplaced) |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Phacelia |
| Species: | P. ivesiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Phacelia ivesiana Torr. | |
Phacelia ivesiana is a species of flowering plant in the borage family, Boraginaceae. Its common names include Ives' phacelia[1] and Ives' scorpionweed.[2] It is divided into varieties that have been called sticky scorpionweed.[3] It is native to the western United States.[4]
Description
Phacelia ivesiana is an aromatic annual herb growing up to about 25 centimeters in maximum height. It has a branching, spreading, hairy stem which is often glandular. The leaves are up to 6 centimeters long and deeply lobed or divided into segments. The inflorescence is a cyme of bell-shaped flowers each only about 4 millimeters long. The flowers are white with tubular yellow throats. The fruit is a beaked capsule a few millimeters long.[4]
References
- ↑ Phacelia ivesiana. USDA PLANTS
- ↑ Phacelia ivesiana. NatureServe. 2012.
- ↑ Phacelia ivesiana. Idaho Fish and Game.
- 1 2 Phacelia ivesiana. The Jepson Manual.
External links
- Phacelia ivesiana. CalPhotos.
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