Phacelia affinis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Phacelia affinis A. Gray

Limestone phacelia, Purple bell phacelia

2023 Martin Schenker

2005 James M. Andre

2015 Keir Morse

Phacelia affinis is an annual herb that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~209 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Bristle-cone Pine Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Phacelia affinis var. patens
JEF	Phacelia rugulosa

Information about Phacelia affinis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PHAF) 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 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).