Phacelia cryptantha Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 6314

Phacelia cryptantha Greene

Hiddenflower phacelia, Limestone phacelia, Small flowered phacelia

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Phacelia cryptantha, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California, is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.


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Family:	BORAGINACEAE
Genus:	Phacelia

Communities: Shadscale Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland, Creosote Bush Scrub

Toxicity: DERMATITIS

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

PLANTS:	Phacelia cryptantha var. derivata
ICPN:	Phacelia eremica

More information about Phacelia cryptantha


Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images	Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria ITIS Original Publication citation USDA PLANTS Profile (PHCR2)	Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) website references from Google

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]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jan 21, 2019).