Phacelia linearis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Phacelia linearis (Pursh) Holz.

Linear leaf phacelia, Narrow leafed phacelia, Thread leaf phacelia, Threadleaf phacelia

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~252 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Northern Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Eutoca congesta
JEF	Eutoca glomerata
JEF	Eutoca heterophylla
JEF	Eutoca menziesii var. congesta
JEF	Eutoca menziesii var. multiflora
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Information about Phacelia linearis from other sources


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