Phacelia curvipes
| Phacelia curvipes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | (unplaced) |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Phacelia |
| Species: | P. curvipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Phacelia curvipes Greene | |
Phacelia curvipes is a species of flowering plant in the borage family, Boraginaceae, known by the common names Washoe phacelia[1] and Washoe scorpionweed.[2] It is native to the southwestern United States, where it grows in many types of habitat, such as chaparral, oak and pine woodland, and forests.[3]
Description
Phacelia curvipes is an annual herb producing a small, branching stem up to about 15 centimeters long. It is glandular and hairy in texture. The leaves are oval or lance-shaped, 1 to 4 centimeters long, and borne on petioles. The hairy inflorescence is a cyme of several flowers. The flower has a bell-shaped or rounded, flattened corolla under a centimeter long. It is blue or purple with a white throat.[3]
References
- ↑ Phacelia curvipes Calflora.
- ↑ Phacelia curvipes. NatureServe. 2012.
- 1 2 Phacelia curvipes. The Jepson Manual.
External links
- USDA Plants profile of Phacelia curvipes
- Calflora Database: Phacelia curvipes (Washoe phacelia)
- Phacelia curvipes — CalPhotos gallery
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