Phacelia tetramera Calflora

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Taxon Report

Phacelia tetramera J. T. Howell

Four parted phacelia, Fourpart phacelia

2022 Matt Berger

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


	Plant Range Observation Search (22 records) Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Phacelia
Family:	Hydrophyllaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Emmenanthe pusilla
JEF	Miltitzia pusilla var. flagellaris
JEF + PLANTS	Miltitzia pusilla

Information about Phacelia tetramera from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PHTE) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map 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. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 06/08/2023).