Phacelia malvifolia var. loasifolia Calflora

Taxon Report

Phacelia malvifolia Cham. var. loasifolia (Benth.) Brand

Stinging phacelia

2018 Rebecca Schoenenberger

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~23 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Toxicity: Severe skin irritation from touching the leaf or stem of this plant.

Communities: Northern Coastal Scrub, Closed-cone Pine Forest, Redwood Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Eutoca loasifolia
JEF	Phacelia loasifolia
JEF	Phacelia malvifolia ssp. loasifolia

Information about Phacelia malvifolia var. loasifolia from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).