Calflora Taxon Report
Phacelia bolanderi  A. Gray
Bolander's phacelia, Redwood phacelia
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2021 Don Hollander
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2017 Peter Warner
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2020 Asa Spade
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2025 UCJEPS - University and Jepson Herbaria, University of California, Berkeley
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2017 Peter Warner
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2025 Mary Ann Machi
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Phacelia bolanderi is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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Genus: Phacelia
Family: Hydrophyllaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Communities: Redwood Forest, Red Fir Forest
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
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[wikipedia] Range, Description: Phacelia bolanderi is a species of flowering plant known by several common names, including Bolander's phacelia, Bolander's scorpionweed, blue-flowered grape-leaf, and caterpillar flower. The plant is native to Oregon and coastal northern California. It was named for the California botanist Henry Nicholas Bolander. It bears attractive papery inch-wide purple, lavender, or blue flowers and strongly toothed leaves which resemble those of grape. The plant blooms later than most others, and is commonly in flower during the hottest summer months. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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