Phacelia lemmonii
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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.
is a one-sided curving or coiling cyme of bell-shaped flowers. Each flower is about half a centimeter long and white to pale lavender with a tubular yellow throat.
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 Lemmon'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 grows in mountain and sandy desert habitat.
Description
Phacelia lemmonii is an annual herb producing a branching or unbranched stem up to about 20 centimeters in maximum height. It is glandular and lightly hairy in texture. The lobed oval leaves are 1 to 4 centimeters long. The glandular, 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 one-sided curving or coiling cyme of bell-shaped flowers. Each flower is about half a centimeter long and white to pale lavender with a tubular yellow throat.