Phacelia eisenii
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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
. It grows in mountain habitat such as coniferous forests.
is a small one-sided curving or coiling cyme of bell-shaped flowers. Each flower is under half a centimeter long and is white to pale lavender in color.
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 Eisen's phacelia. It is endemic to 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...
, where it occurs only in the Sierra Nevada and its foothills, as well as the adjacent Tehachapi Mountains
Tehachapi Mountains
The Tehachapi Mountains , regionally also called The Tehachapis, are a mountain range in the Transverse Ranges system of California in the Western United States...
. It grows in mountain habitat such as coniferous forests.
Description
Phacelia eisenii is an annual herb growing erect up to 10 or 15 centimeters in maximum height. It is glandular and hairy in texture. The leaves are lance-shaped to oval and 1 or 2 centimeters in length. The hairy inflorescenceInflorescence
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 small one-sided curving or coiling cyme of bell-shaped flowers. Each flower is under half a centimeter long and is white to pale lavender in color.