Phacelia ciliata Benth.
Great Valley phacelia
Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
Order | Lamiales | Aromatic herbs and shrubs, including lavender, lilac, olive, jasmine, ash, teak, snapdragon, sesame, psyllium, garden sage, mint, basil, and rosemary |
Family | Boraginaceae | Borages or forget-me-nots |
Genus | Phacelia | Based on the Greek phakelos, meaning “cluster,” and alluding to the densely crowded flower spikes of most species of the genus |
Species | ciliata | Name given to indicate a slight fringing like an eyelash that might occur on petals, leaves, petioles or other plant parts |
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2/28/2010 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 15 cm)
2/28/2010 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California · ≈ 2 × 1′ (62 × 41 cm)
Phacelia ciliata description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 11 Jul 2023.
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2/28/2010 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California · ≈ 11 × 7″ (27 × 18 cm)
2/28/2010 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm)
2/28/2010 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (17 × 11 cm)
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