Phacelia distans Calflora

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Taxon Report

Phacelia distans Benth.

Common phacelia, Distant phacelia, Wild heliotrope

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

also called Phacelia cinerea


	Plant Range Observation Search ~4535 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Ultramafic affinity: 1.1 - weak indicator / indifferent

Habitat: meadows

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Phacelia alvordensis
JEF	Phacelia ammophila
JEF	Phacelia arthuri
JEF + PLANTS	Phacelia cinerea
JEF	Phacelia conmixta
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Information about Phacelia distans from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PHDI) 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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/31/2025).