Calflora Taxon Report
Phacelia greenei  J. T. Howell
Scott valley phacelia
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2011 Steve Matson
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2011 Steve Matson
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2024 Jordan Collins
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2024 Jordan Collins
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2011 Steve Matson
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2020 David Greenberger
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2024 Jordan Collins
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2024 Jordan Collins
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2024 Jordan Collins
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2024 Jordan Collins
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2020 joaquin hale
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2024 Jordan Collins
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2024 Jordan Collins
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2011 Steve Matson
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2011 Steve Matson
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2020 joaquin hale
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2012 John Game
Phacelia greenei is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).
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Genus: Phacelia
Family: Hydrophyllaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Ultramafic affinity: 6 - strict endemic

Communities: Closed-cone Pine Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Subalpine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO
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[wikipedia] Range, Habitat, Description: Phacelia greenei is a species of phacelia known by the common name Scott Valley phacelia. It is endemic to the southern Klamath Mountains of far northern California, where it is known only from Scott Valley, a valley known for its alfalfa growing, and vicinity. It is a serpentine soils endemic growing in the coniferous forests of the mountains. This is an annual herb with a branching or unbranched erect stem reaching no more than about 15 centimeters in height. It is glandular and coated in short hairs called trichomes. The lance-shaped, smooth-edged leaves are up to 3 centimeters in length. The hairy inflorescence is a small, one-sided curving or coiling cyme of five-lobed flowers. Each flower is about half a centimeter long and deep purple or blue in color with a white or yellowish tubular throat. The leaves of the plant are alternate in pattern and are long and narrow.[1] The herb begins blooming in April and stops blooming in June.[2] (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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