Phacelia ivesiana
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Phacelia ivesiana is a species of phacelia
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 Ives' phacelia. It is native
Native plant
Native plant is a term to describe plants endemic or naturalized to a given area in geologic time.This includes plants that have developed, occur naturally, or existed for many years in an area...

 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...

 and the Western United States
Western United States
.The Western United States, commonly referred to as the American West or simply "the West," traditionally refers to the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States. Because the U.S. expanded westward after its founding, the meaning of the West has evolved over time...

, except for Oregon and Washington. It grows in many types of open, sandy habitat.

Description

Phacelia ivesiana is a spreading annual herb growing up to about 25 centimeters in maximum height. It is glandular and hairy in texture. The leaves are up to 6 centimeters long and deeply lobed or divided into segments. 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 cyme of bell-shaped flowers each only about 4 millimeters long. The flowers are white with tubular yellow throats.

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