Phacelia ivesiana

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Phacelia ivesiana
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Status TNC G5.svg
Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Phacelia
Species:
P. ivesiana
Binomial name
Phacelia ivesiana

Phacelia ivesiana is a species of flowering plant in the borage family, Boraginaceae. Its common names include Ives' phacelia [2] and Ives' scorpionweed. [1] It is divided into varieties that have been called sticky scorpionweed. [3] It is native to the western United States. [4]

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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

  1. 1 2 NatureServe (2023). "Phacelia ivesiana". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Phacelia ivesiana. USDA PLANTS
  3. ↑ Phacelia ivesiana. Idaho Fish and Game.
  4. 1 2 Phacelia ivesiana. The Jepson Manual.
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