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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
≈ 6 × 6" (16 × 15 cm) 
2/28/2010 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
≈ 24 × 16" (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
≈ 3 × 4½" (8.1 × 11 cm)
2/28/2010 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
≈ 8 × 5" (19 × 13 cm)
2/28/2010 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
≈ 6 × 4½" (15 × 11 cm)
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