Phacelia hastata
| Phacelia hastata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | (unplaced) |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Phacelia |
| Species: | P. hastata |
| Binomial name | |
| Phacelia hastata Dougl. ex Lehm. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Phacelia alpina | |
Phacelia hastata is a species of flowering plant in the borage family, Boraginaceae. Its common names include silverleaf scorpionweed,[1] silverleaf phacelia,[2] and white-leaf phacelia.[3] It is native to western North America from British Columbia and Alberta south to California and east to Nebraska.[1] It can be found in many types of habitat, including scrub, woodland, and forest, up to an elevation of 13,000 feet.[4]
Description
Phacelia hastata is a variable perennial herb with a stem 5 to 50 centimeters long.[5] It is coated in a fine, silvery pubescence.[3] The deeply veined, gray-green leaves are lance-shaped to oval, and smooth-edged, lobed, or divided into leaflets.[5] Most of the leaves are in a tuft around the base of the plant.[3] The flower has an urn- or bell-shaped white or lavender corolla about 4 to 7 millimeters long. The stamens protrude. The fruit is a hairy capsule a few millimeters in length.[5]
There are up to four accepted varieties:[2][6]
- P. hastata var. charlestonensis – Charleston phacelia, Spring Mountains phacelia; endemic to Nevada[7]
- P. hastata var. compacta – compact phacelia, timberline phacelia; a matlike form occurring at elevation[8]
- P. hastata var. dasyphylla – spearshaped phacelia; limited to California and Oregon[9]
- P. hastata var. hastata – silverleaf phacelia; rangewide[10]
Gallery
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Flower
scorpioid flowerheads
var. charlestonensis
var. compacta
var compact large plant
References
- 1 2 Phacelia hastata. NatureServe. 2012.
- 1 2 Phacelia hastata. USDA PLANTS.
- 1 2 3 Phacelia hastata. Burke Museum. University of Washington.
- ↑ Phacelia hastata. Calflora.
- 1 2 3 Phacelia hastata. The Jepson Manual.
- ↑ Phacelia hastata. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
- ↑ Phacelia hastata var. charlestonensis. Nevada Natural Heritage Program. State of Nevada.
- ↑ var. compacta. The Jepson Manual.
- ↑ var. dasyphylla. NatureServe. 2012.
- ↑ var. hastata. The Jepson Manual.
External links
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- Phacelia hastata in the CalPhotos Photo Database, University of California, Berkeley