Phacelia anelsonii
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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
. It can be found in scrub and woodland habitat.
It is an annual herb growing erect to a maximum height near 50 centimeters, its stem usually unbranched. It is coated in dark glandular hairs. The leaves are up to 8 centimeters long, the blades oblong in shape and divided into scalloped lobes or teeth. The inflorescence
is a one-sided curving or coiling cyme of many bell-shaped flowers each about half a centimeter long. The flower is pale lavender to white. The fruit is a hairy, glandular capsule 2 or 3 millimeters long.
Phacelia
Phacelia is a genus of about 200 species of annual or perennial herbaceous plants, native to North and South America....
known by the common name Aven Nelson's phacelia. It is native to the Southwestern United States
Southwestern United States
The Southwestern United States is a region defined in different ways by different sources. Broad definitions include nearly a quarter of the United States, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah...
, where it is known from scattered occurrences in southwestern Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
, southern Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
, and eastern California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It can be found in scrub and woodland habitat.
It is an annual herb growing erect to a maximum height near 50 centimeters, its stem usually unbranched. It is coated in dark glandular hairs. The leaves are up to 8 centimeters long, the blades oblong in shape and divided into scalloped lobes or teeth. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is a one-sided curving or coiling cyme of many bell-shaped flowers each about half a centimeter long. The flower is pale lavender to white. The fruit is a hairy, glandular capsule 2 or 3 millimeters long.