Phacelia fremontii (Frémont's phacelia) is a flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae native to the southwestern United States. In California, its range includes the Mojave Desert, the San Joaquin Valley, the Coast Ranges, and the Sierra Nevada.[2][3] It was named for John C. Frémont.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Phacelia |
| Species: | P. fremontii
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Description
editPhacelia fremontii is an aromatic annual plant with a branching decumbent or erect stem up to 30 centimeters long. It is hairy, and glandular toward the inflorescence. The leaves are deeply lobed or divided into rounded leaflets, 15–50 millimetres (0.6–2.0 in). Calyx lobes are 3–5 millimetres (0.12–0.20 in), linear to oblanceolate, with short glandular hairs. The flower has a funnel- or bell-shaped corolla up to 1.5 to 2 centimeters long. It is blue, pink, or purple with a yellow throat.[2]
The plant grows on sandy or gravelly soils in several habitat types, including scrub and grassland.[5]
References
edit- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
- ^ a b "Phacelia fremontii". in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora. Jepson Herbarium; University of California, Berkeley. 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
- ^ Sullivan, Steven. K. (2018). "Phacelia fremontii". Wildflower Search. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
- ^ Charters, M. L. "Botanical Names: F". California Plant Names: Latin and Greek Meanings and Derivations. Sierra Madre, California. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- ^ Phacelia fremontii. Calflora.
External links
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Media related to Phacelia fremontii at Wikimedia Commons- Phacelia fremontii. CalPhotos.
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