Phacelia racemosa
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P. racemosa
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| Phacelia racemosa |
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Phacelia racemosa is a species of phacelia known by the common name racemose phacelia. [1]
It is endemic to California, where it can be found in the Sierra Nevada and adjacent slopes and peaks in the southernmost Cascade Range. [2] It grows in coniferous forests in gravelly and rocky substrates.
Description
Phacelia racemosa is an annual herb growing erect with a stem reaching up to 18 centimeters tall. The leaves are linear or lance-shaped and measure 1 to 4 centimeters long.
The inflorescence is a one-sided curving or coiling cyme of small bell-shaped flowers. Each flower is under half a centimeter long, pale blue to nearly white in color, and surrounded by a calyx of long, narrow sepals.
References
- ↑ Calflora database: Phacelia racemosa (racemose phacelia) . accessed 2.12.2013
- ↑ Calflora: Distribution map
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