Phacelia ciliata Calflora

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Taxon Report

Phacelia ciliata Benth.

Great valley phacelia

2015 Debra L. Cook

2020 Susan White

2022 Catherine Chang

2013 Neal Kramer

2015 Debra L. Cook

2010 Neal Kramer

Phacelia ciliata is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search (1125 records) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos from Calflora / CalPhotos


Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. ciliata ... var. opaca
Genus:	Phacelia
Family:	Hydrophyllaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: DERMATITIS

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Northern Oak Woodland, Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Phacelia acanthominthoides

More information about Phacelia ciliata


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PHCI2) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 09/28/2022).