Calflora Taxon Report
Phacelia cicutaria  Greene
Caterpillar phacelia
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2021 Steve Matson
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2021 Steve Matson
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2022 Ron Vanderhoff
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2015 Diane Etchison
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2019 Ron Vanderhoff
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2022 Ron Vanderhoff
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2026 Mike Russler
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2026 Mike Russler
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2026 Mike Russler
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2025 Suzanne L. Weakley
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2014 Diane Etchison
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2016 Julie Watson
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1994 Geoff Burleigh
Phacelia cicutaria is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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Subspecies and Varieties:
Genus: Phacelia
Family: Hydrophyllaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Southern Oak Woodland, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
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[Wikipedia] Cultivation: Phacelia cicutaria is cultivated as an ornamental plant, in native plant and wildlife gardens, and for natural landscaping designs and habitat restoration projects. Its drought tolerance makes it well suited for water conserving gardens. It can be propagated by seed, germination of which may be stimulated with aqueous extracts of charred wood, or the charred wood itself. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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