Phacelia is a genus

Genus

In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of about 200 species

Species

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 of annual

Annual plant

An annual plant is a plant that usually germinates, flowers, and dies in a year or season. True annuals will only live longer than a year if they are prevented from setting seed...

 or perennial

Perennial plant

A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years. The term is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter lived annuals and biennials. The term is sometimes misused by commercial gardeners or horticulturalists to describe only herbaceous perennials...

 herbaceous

Herbaceous plant

A herbaceous plant is a plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the growing season to the soil level. They have no persistent woody stem above ground...

 plants

Flowering plant

The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...

, native to North

North America

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 and South America

South America

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.

The genus is traditionally placed at family

Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...

 rank with the waterleaves (Hydrophyllaceae

Hydrophyllaceae

Hydrophylloideae is a subfamily of the Boraginaceae family of flowering plants. Their taxonomic position is somewhat uncertain. Traditionally, and under the Cronquist system, they were given family rank under the name Hydrophyllaceae, and treated as part of the order Solanales...

) in the order

Order (biology)

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 Boraginales

Boraginales

Boraginales is a valid taxonomic name at the rank of order for a group of flowering plants. When recognised, it is includes Boraginaceae and closely related asterid families....

. The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group

Angiosperm Phylogeny Group

The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, or APG, refers to an informal international group of systematic botanists who came together to try to establish a consensus on the taxonomy of flowering plants that would reflect new knowledge about plant relationships discovered through phylogenetic studies., three...

, recognizing that the traditional Boraginaceae and Hydrophyllaceae are paraphyletic with respect to each other merges the latter into the former and considers the family basal

Basal (phylogenetics)

In phylogenetics, a basal clade is the earliest clade to branch in a larger clade; it appears at the base of a cladogram.A basal group forms an outgroup to the rest of the clade, such as in the following example:...

 in the Euasterids I clade

Clade

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. Other botanists continue to recognize the Hydrophyllaceae and Boraginales, but to make them monophyletic the present genus be moved to the Boraginaceae.

Many species are cultivated as garden plants and honey plants.

As with many species in the Boraginaceae, contact with the hairs of some species of Phacelia can cause a very unpleasant rash similar to that from poison oak

Poison oak

Poison oak may refer to* Toxicodendron diversilobum, grows on West Coast of North America* Toxicodendron pubescens, grows in the Eastern United Statesdamnnnnn tissss is terribleee...

 and poison ivy

Poison ivy

Toxicodendron radicans, better known as poison ivy , is a poisonous North American plant that is well known for its production of urushiol, a clear liquid compound found within the sap of the plant that causes an itching rash in most people who touch it...

 in sensitive individuals. The major contact allergen of Phacelia crenulata

Phacelia crenulata

Phacelia crenulata is a species of phacelia native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Its common names include notch-leaved phacelia and cleftleaf wild heliotrope....

has been identified as geranylhydroquinone

Hydroquinone

Hydroquinone, also benzene-1,4-diol or quinol, is an aromatic organic compound that is a type of phenol, having the chemical formula C6H42. Its chemical structure, shown in the table at right, has two hydroxyl groups bonded to a benzene ring in a para position. It is a white granular solid...

. The similar-appearing single-species genus Turricula (poodle-dog bush), a common chaparral plant of Southern California, is also a frequent cause of skin irritation.

Selected species

Phacelia adenophora Phacelia adenophora Phacelia adenophora is a species of phacelia known by the common name glandular yellow phacelia. It is native to the northwestern United States where it can be found in Oregon, northeastern California, and northwestern Nevada. It grows in mountain and plateau habitat... Glandular Yellow Phacelia Phacelia affinis Phacelia affinis Phacelia affinis is a species of phacelia known by the common name limestone phacelia. It is native to the southwestern United States and Baja California, where it can be found in many types of mountain and desert habitat.... Limestone Phacelia Phacelia anelsonii Phacelia anelsonii Phacelia anelsonii is a species of phacelia known by the common name Aven Nelson's phacelia. It is native to the Southwestern United States, where it is known from scattered occurrences in southwestern Utah, southern Nevada, and eastern California... Aven Nelson's Phacelia Phacelia argentea Phacelia argentea Phacelia argentea is a rare species of phacelia known by the common names sand dune phacelia and silvery phacelia. It is native to the coastline of southwestern Oregon and far northwestern California, where it was counted at a total of 33 sites in 1995... Sand Dune Phacelia Phacelia argillacea Phacelia argillacea Phacelia argillacea is a rare species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common names clay phacelia and Atwood's phacelia. It is endemic to Utah in the United States, where it is known only from one canyon in Utah County... Attwood's Phacelia, Clay Phacelia (endangered) Phacelia austromontana Phacelia austromontana Phacelia austromontana is a species of phacelia known by the common name Southern Sierra phacelia. It is native to the southwestern United States, where it can be found in the Transverse Ranges and Sierra Nevada of California east to Utah... Southern Sierra Phacelia Phacelia bolanderi Phacelia bolanderi Phacelia bolanderi is a species of flowering plant known by several common names, including Bolander's phacelia, Bolander's scorpionweed, blue-flowered grape-leaf, and caterpillar flower. The plant is native to Oregon and coastal northern California... Bolander's Phacelia Phacelia brachyloba Phacelia brachyloba Phacelia brachyloba is a species of phacelia known by the common name shortlobe phacelia. It is native to southern California and Baja California, where it grows in the coastal mountains, canyons, and valleys, often emerging in areas recently burned.... Shortlobe Phacelia Phacelia breweri Phacelia breweri Phacelia breweri is a species of phacelia known by the common name Brewer's phacelia. It is endemic to California, where it grows in the mountain ranges in and around the San Francisco Bay Area. It is a member of the flora in chaparral, woodland, and other local habitat.It is a branching annual... Brewer's Phacelia Phacelia californica Phacelia californica Phacelia californica is a species of phacelia known by the common names California phacelia and California scorpionweed. It is native to coastal northern California and Oregon, where it grows in chaparral, woodland, and coastal bluffs and grassland.It is a perennial herb growing decumbent or erect,... California Phacelia Phacelia calthifolia Phacelia calthifolia Phacelia calthifolia , is a flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae. It is native to the Mojave Desert in southeastern California and western Nevada, between Barstow, California, and the Death Valley area, where it occurs below 1,000 m in sandy soils.It is an annual plant growing to 30 cm tall,... Caltha-leaved Phacelia Phacelia campanularia Phacelia campanularia Phacelia campanularia, commonly known as California bluebell, desert bluebell, or desertbells, is an annual native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts, commonly cultivated as an ornamental.-Description:... California Bluebell, Desertbells Phacelia cicutaria Phacelia cicutaria Phacelia cicutaria is an annual species of Phacelia native to California, southern Nevada, and Baja California. It grows mainly in chaparral, frequently in burnt areas or on rocky slopes.... Caterpillar Phacelia Phacelia ciliata Phacelia ciliata Phacelia ciliata is a species of phacelia known by the common name Great Valley phacelia. It is native to California, where it can be found in many of the coastal mountain ranges, the Central Valley, and the Sierra Nevada foothills; its distribution extends into Baja California... Great Valley Phacelia Phacelia coerulea Phacelia coerulea Phacelia coerulea is a species of phacelia known by the common name Skyblue phacelia. It is native to the California and the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in desert and plateau habitat types, such as scrub and woodland.It is an annual herb growing mostly upright to... Skyblue Phacelia Phacelia congdonii Phacelia congdonii Phacelia congdonii is a species of phacelia known by the common name Congdon's phacelia. It is endemic to California, where it grows in the Sierra Nevada foothills and the Transverse Ranges. It is a member of the flora in chaparral, woodland, and other local habitat.It is an annual herb growing... Congdon's Phacelia Phacelia cookei Phacelia cookei Phacelia cookei is a rare species of phacelia known by the common name Cooke's phacelia. It is endemic to Siskiyou County, California, where it is known from just a few occurrences in the forest and scrub around Mount Shasta... Cooke's Phacelia Phacelia corymbosa Phacelia corymbosa Phacelia corymbosa is a species of phacelia known by the common name serpentine phacelia. It is native to the mountains of southern Oregon and northern California, where it grows in serpentine soils.... Serpentine Phacelia Phacelia crenulata Phacelia crenulata Phacelia crenulata is a species of phacelia native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Its common names include notch-leaved phacelia and cleftleaf wild heliotrope.... Notch-leaved Phacelia, Cleftleaf Wild Heliotrope Phacelia cryptantha Phacelia cryptantha Phacelia cryptantha is a species of phacelia known by the common name hiddenflower phacelia. It is native to the southwestern United States, where it grows in several habitat types in desert, rocky mountain slopes, canyons, plateau, and other areas.... Hiddenflower Phacelia Phacelia curvipes Phacelia curvipes Phacelia curvipes is a species of phacelia known by the common name Washoe phacelia. It is native to California and the Southwestern United States, where it grows in many types of mountain, desert, and plateau habitat.... Washoe Phacelia Phacelia dalesiana Phacelia dalesiana Howellanthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the borage family containing the single species Howellanthus dalesianus, commonly known as Scott Mountain phacelia. Until 2010 the plant was known as Phacelia dalesiana. It is endemic to the southern Klamath Mountains of northern California,... Scott Mountain Phacelia Phacelia davidsonii Phacelia davidsonii Phacelia davidsonii is a species of phacelia known by the common name Davidson's phacelia. It is native to California and Nevada, where it grows in mountains and foothills in chaparral, the Mojave Desert, and other local habitat types... Davidson's Phacelia Phacelia distans Phacelia distans Phacelia distans is a species of phacelia known by the common name distant phacelia. It is native to the coastal mountain ranges, valleys, and deserts of California, adjacent sections of Nevada and Arizona in the United States, and parts of northern Mexico... Distant Phacelia Phacelia divaricata Phacelia divaricata Phacelia divaricata is a species of phacelia known by the common name divaricate phacelia. It is endemic to California, where it grows in the coastal hills and mountain ranges around the San Francisco Bay Area and to the north... Divaricate Phacelia Phacelia douglasii Phacelia douglasii Phacelia douglasii is a species of phacelia known by the common name Douglas' phacelia. It is endemic to California, where it grows coastal and inland mountains and foothills, the Central Valley, and the deserts.-Description:... Douglas' Phacelia Phacelia egena Phacelia egena Phacelia egena is a species of phacelia known by the common name Kaweah River phacelia. It is native to much of California, from the Transverse Ranges to the northern mountains and into Oregon; it also occurs in Arizona. It grows in many types of habitat.-Description:Phacelia egena is a herb... Kaweah River Phacelia Phacelia eisenii Phacelia eisenii Phacelia eisenii is a species of phacelia known by the common name Eisen's phacelia. It is endemic to California, where it occurs only in the Sierra Nevada and its foothills, as well as the adjacent Tehachapi Mountains... Eisen's Phacelia Phacelia exilis Phacelia exilis Phacelia exilis is a species of phacelia known by the common names Transverse Range phacelia and lavender windows. It is endemic to California, where it is known from the southern Sierra Nevada and the Transverse Ranges... Transverse Range Phacelia, Lavender Windows Phacelia fimbriata Phacelia fimbriata Phacelia fimbriata is a spring flowering wildflower of the genus Phacelia found in the highland woods of southeastern United States including the Great Smoky Mountains.-References:... Fringed Phacelia Phacelia floribunda Phacelia floribunda Phacelia floribunda is a species of phacelia known by the common names southern island phacelia and San Clemente Island phacelia. It is known only from San Clemente Island, one of the Channel Islands of California, and Guadalupe Island off the coast of Baja California... San Clemente Island Phacelia, Southern Island Phacelia Phacelia formosula Phacelia formosula Phacelia formosula is a rare species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name North Park phacelia. It is endemic to the state of Colorado in the United States, where it is known only from the North Park region in Jackson County. It is threatened by a number of human... North Park Phacelia (endangered) Phacelia fremontii Phacelia fremontii Phacelia fremontii is a flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae, native to California and the Southwestern United States. Its range includes the Mojave Desert, San Joaquin Valley, and chaparral habitats. It was named for John C... Frémont's Phacelia Phacelia grandiflora Phacelia grandiflora Phacelia grandiflora is a species of phacelia known by the common name largeflower phacelia. It is native to the coastal hills and southern Transverse Ranges of southern California and Baja California, where it grows in coastal sage scrub, chaparral, and other local habitat, including areas... Largeflower Phacelia Phacelia greenei Phacelia greenei Phacelia greenei is a species of phacelia known by the common name Scott Valley phacelia. It is endemic to the southern Klamath Mountains of far northern California, where it is known only from Scott Valley and vicinity.... Scott Valley Phacelia Phacelia grisea Phacelia grisea Phacelia grisea is a species of phacelia known by the common name Santa Lucia phacelia. It is endemic to California, where it can be found in the Santa Lucia Range and western sections of the Transverse Ranges.-Description:... Santa Lucia Phacelia Phacelia gymnoclada Phacelia gymnoclada Phacelia gymnoclada is a species of phacelia known by the common name nakedstem phacelia. It is native to the western Great Basin of the United States, where it can be found in the scrublands of Nevada, Oregon, and the eastern edge of California.... Nakedstem Phacelia Phacelia hastata Phacelia hastata Phacelia hastata is a species of phacelia known by the common name silverleaf phacelia. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Nebraska, where it can be found in many habitat types, including flat scrublands, mountain forests, and alpine... Silverleaf Phacelia Phacelia humilis Phacelia humilis Phacelia humilis, with the common name Low phacelia, is a species of phacelia. It is native to the Western United States, from central Washington to central California, where it grows in mountain and foothill habitat.-Varieties:... Low Phacelia Phacelia hydrophylloides Phacelia hydrophylloides Phacelia hydrophylloides is a species of phacelia known by the common name Waterleaf phacelia. It is native to California, Oregon, and Nevada, where it can be found in the southern Cascade Range and the Sierra Nevada... Waterleaf Phacelia Phacelia imbricata Phacelia imbricata Phacelia imbricata is a species of phacelia known by the common name imbricate phacelia. It is native to much of California and Baja California, where it can be found in varied habitat in mountains, desert, valleys, and coastline.-Description:... Imbricate Phacelia Phacelia insularis Phacelia insularis Phacelia insularis is a rare species of phacelia. It is endemic to California, where it has a disjunct distribution.*Phacelia insularis var. continentis - North Coast phacelia, is known only from the coastline of Mendocino and Marin Counties... Coast Phacelia Phacelia inundata Phacelia inundata Phacelia inundata is a species of phacelia known by the common name playa phacelia. It is native to the Modoc Plateau and surrounding areas in Oregon, western Nevada, and northeastern California, where it grows in the alkaline soils of playas and dry lakebeds.-Description:It is an annual herb... Playa Phacelia

Phacelia inyoensis Phacelia inyoensis Phacelia inyoensis, the common name Inyo phacelia, is an uncommon species of phacelia. It is endemic to California, where it is known only from the mountains at the eastern margin of the Sierra Nevada in Inyo and Mono Counties.... Inyo Phacelia Phacelia ivesiana Phacelia ivesiana Phacelia ivesiana is a species of phacelia known by the common name Ives' phacelia. It is native to California and the Western United States, except for Oregon and Washington. It grows in many types of open, sandy habitat.-Description:... Ives' Phacelia Phacelia lemmonii Phacelia lemmonii Phacelia lemmonii is a species of phacelia known by the common name Lemmon's phacelia. It is native to the Southwestern United States, where it grows in mountain and sandy desert habitat.-Description:... Lemmon's Phacelia Phacelia leonis Phacelia leonis Phacelia leonis is a rare species of phacelia known by the common name Siskiyou phacelia. It is endemic to the Klamath Mountains of southern Oregon and far northern California, where it grows in serpentine soils in the coniferous forests.... Siskiyou Phacelia Phacelia linearis Phacelia linearis Phacelia linearis, with the common name Threadleaf phacelia, is a species of phacelia. It is native to western North America from western Canada to Wyoming to northern California, where it grows in forest, woodland, open scrub, and other habitat.... Threadleaf Phacelia Phacelia longipes Phacelia longipes Phacelia longipes is a species of phacelia known by the common name longstalk phacelia. It is endemic to California, where it grows in the Transverse Ranges and adjacent western Mojave Desert... Longstalk Phacelia Phacelia malvifolia Phacelia malvifolia Phacelia malvifolia, with the common name Stinging phacelia, is a species of phacelia. It is native to California, where it grows along the northern and central Coast and Coast Ranges. its distribution extends north along the coast just into southwestern Oregon... Stinging Phacelia Phacelia marcescens Phacelia marcescens Phacelia marcescens is a species of phacelia known by the common name persistentflower phacelia. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada and its foothills in California, where it grows in meadows, forests, and other mountain habitat.-Description:... Persistentflower Phacelia Phacelia minor Whitlavia, Wild Canterbury Bells Phacelia mohavensis Phacelia mohavensis Phacelia mohavensis is a species of phacelia known by the common name Mojave phacelia. It is endemic to southern California, where it is mostly limted to the San Gabriel Mountains and San Bernardino Mountains... Mojave Phacelia Phacelia monoensis Phacelia monoensis Phacelia monoensis is an uncommon species of phacelia known by the common name Mono County phacelia. It is native to the plateaus of central western Nevada and a few locations over the border in Mono County, California, where it grows in sagebrush, on wooded slopes, and on open expanses of alkaline... Mono Phacelia Phacelia mustelina Phacelia mustelina Phacelia mustelina is an uncommon species of phacelia known by the common names Weasel phacelia and Death Valley round-leaved phacelia... Weasel Phacelia, Death Valley Round-leaved Phacelia Phacelia mutabilis Phacelia mutabilis Phacelia mutabilis is a species of phacelia known by the common name changeable phacelia. It is native to the western United States, where it can be found in mountains and foothills, in forested and open habitat types, and deserts.... Changeable Phacelia Phacelia nashiana Phacelia nashiana Phacelia nashiana is a species of phacelia known by the common name Charlotte's phacelia. It is endemic to California, where it is known only from the area where the Sierra Nevada junctions with the Mojave Desert... Charlotte's Phacelia Phacelia neglecta Phacelia neglecta Phacelia neglecta is a species of phacelia known by the common name alkali phacelia. It is native to the deserts of the southwestern United States in Nevada, Arizona and southeastern California, where it grows in varied desert habitat, including areas with alkali soils.It is a mostly erect annual... Alkali Phacelia Phacelia nemoralis Phacelia nemoralis Phacelia nemoralis is a species of phacelia known by the common name shade phacelia. It is native to the west coast of the United States from Washington to central California, where it grows in moist, usually forested areas along the coastline and in the coastal mountain ranges.It is a perennial... Shade Phacelia Phacelia orogenes Phacelia orogenes Phacelia orogenes is an uncommon species of phacelia known by the common name mountain phacelia. It is endemic to California, where it is known only from the southern High Sierra, particularly around Mineral King.... Mountain Phacelia Phacelia pachyphylla Phacelia pachyphylla Phacelia pachyphylla is a species of phacelia known by the common name blacktack phacelia. It is native to the deserts of California and Baja California, where it grows in sandy alkali flats and scrub.... Blacktack Phacelia Phacelia parishii Phacelia parishii Phacelia parishii is an uncommon species of phacelia known by the common name Parish's phacelia. It is native to the desert southwest of the United States, where it is known from scattered occurrences in Nevada and Arizona, and about two occurrences in California... Parish's Phacelia Phacelia parryi Phacelia parryi Phacelia parryi is a species of phacelia known by the common name Parry's phacelia. It is native to southern California and Baja California, where it grows in coastal and inland mountain ranges and deserts. Its range may extend into Arizona... Parry's Phacelia Phacelia pedicellata Phacelia pedicellata Phacelia pedicellata is a species of phacelia known by the common names Pedicellate phacelia and Specter phacelia. It is native to the deserts of California and the Southwestern United States and Baja California, where it can be found in several types of desert habitat.It is an annual herb growing... Pedicellate Phacelia Phacelia perityloides Panamint Phacelia Phacelia phacelioides Phacelia phacelioides Phacelia phacelioides, the Mt. Diablo phacelia, is a species of phacelia. It is endemic to California, where it is known from about 20 occurrences in the coastal mountain ranges of the inner San Francisco Bay Area, including Mount Diablo. It is a resident of chaparral and woodland habitat.The Mt... Mt. Diablo Phacelia Phacelia platyloba Phacelia platyloba Phacelia platyloba is a species of phacelia known by the common name broadlobe phacelia. It is endemic to California, where it is known only from a section of the central Sierra Nevada foothills. It is a resident of chaparral, woodland, and other local habitat.It is an annual herb producing a... Broadlobe Phacelia Phacelia pringlei Phacelia pringlei Phacelia pringlei is a species of phacelia known by the common name Pringle's phacelia. It is endemic to far northern California, where it is known only from the southern Klamath Mountains. It grows in coniferous forest and open mountain slopes.... Pringle's Phacelia Phacelia procera Phacelia procera Phacelia procera is a species of phacelia known by the common name tall phacelia. It is native to the northwestern United States as far south as the Sierra Nevada, where it grows in mountainous habitat, such as forests, meadows, and talus.... Tall Phacelia Phacelia purpusii Phacelia purpusii Phacelia purpusii is a species of phacelia known by the common name Purpus' phacelia that is endemic to California where it can be found in forests and other habitats within Sierra Nevada or farther north in the southernmost portion of the Cascades and adjacent Modoc Plateau.It is a glandular and... Purpus' Phacelia Phacelia purshii Phacelia purshii Miami Mist is a spring flowering member of the genus Phacelia native to eastern North America. It can be found in the Great Smoky Mountains north into the Great Lakes region.-External links:**... Miami Mist Phacelia quickii Phacelia quickii Phacelia quickii is a species of phacelia known by the common name Quick's phacelia.-Description:Phacelia quickii is an annual herb growing decumbent or erect with a stem reaching up to 18 centimeters long. It is hairy and sometimes glandular. The leaves are linear or lance-shaped and up to 5... Quick's Phacelia Phacelia racemosa Phacelia racemosa Phacelia racemosa is a species of phacelia known by the common name racemose phacelia. It is endemic to California, where it can be found in the Sierra Nevada and adjacent slopes and peaks in the southernmost Cascade Range. It grows in coniferous forests in gravelly and rocky substrates. It is an... Racemose Phacelia Phacelia ramosissima Phacelia ramosissima Phacelia ramosissima is a species of phacelia known by the common name branching phacelia. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California and the Southwestern United States, where it can be found in many types of habitat.... Branching Phacelia Phacelia rattanii Phacelia rattanii Phacelia rattanii is a species of phacelia known by the common name Rattan's phacelia. It is native to the western United States, where it can be found in mountain and foothill habitat.... Rattan's Phacelia Phacelia rotundifolia Phacelia rotundifolia Phacelia rotundifolia is a species of phacelia known by the common name Roundleaf phacelia. It is native to the deserts and plateaus of California and the Southwestern United States, where it can be found in scrub, woodland, and rocky slope habitat.... Roundleaf Phacelia Phacelia saxicola Phacelia saxicola Phacelia saxicola is a species of phacelia known by the common name stonecrop phacelia. It is native to the deserts, hills, and mountain slopes of far eastern California and adjacent sections of western Nevada and Arizona.... Stonecrop Phacelia Phacelia sericea Phacelia sericea Phacelia sericea, the Silky Phacelia, Blue Alpine Phacelia, or Sky-pilot, is a showy perennial species of Phacelia endemic to western North America. Uncommon, it grows mainly at subalpine to alpine elevations in forest openings or above treeline among rocks and sand... Silky Phacelia Phacelia stebbinsii Phacelia stebbinsii Phacelia stebbinsii is an uncommon species of phacelia known by the common name Stebbins' phacelia. It is endemic to California, where it is known only from a northern section of the Sierra Nevada, growing in forests and meadows and on rocky slopes.... Stebbins' Phacelia Phacelia stellaris Phacelia stellaris Phacelia stellaris is a rare species of phacelia known by the common names star phacelia and Brand's phacelia.-Endangered habitat:... Star Phacelia, Brand's Phacelia Phacelia tanacetifolia Phacelia tanacetifolia Phacelia tanacetifolia is a species of phacelia known by the common name Lacy phacelia.-Beneficial insects:It was originally native to the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico, but it is now used in many places in agriculture as a cover crop, a bee plant, an attractant for other... Lacy Phacelia Phacelia thermalis Phacelia thermalis Phacelia thermalis is a species of phacelia known by the common names heated phacelia and hot spring phacelia. It is native to the western United States from northeastern California to Idaho, with a disjunct population in Montana.... Heated Phacelia Phacelia vallicola Phacelia vallicola Phacelia vallicola is a species of phacelia known by the common name Mariposa phacelia. It is endemic to California, where it is known only from the Sierra Nevada and adjacent southermost slopes of the Cascade Range. It grows in coniferous forest, chaparral, and other mountain and foothill... Mariposa Phacelia Phacelia vallis-mortae Phacelia vallis-mortae Phacelia vallis-mortae is a species of phacelia known by the common name Death Valley phacelia. It is native to the Southwestern United States, where it grows in deserts such as Death Valley, mountains, plateau, and valley scrub habitat.... Death Valley Phacelia Phacelia viscida Phacelia viscida Phacelia viscida is a species of phacelia known by the common names sticky phacelia and tacky phacelia. It is native to the coastal hills and mountains of central and southern California and Baja California, where it grows in local habitat types such as coastal sage scrub, chaparral, and recently... Tacky Phacelia

External links

• Panorama of a Phacelia Field (QuickTime required)