Phacelia minor Calflora

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Taxon Report

Phacelia minor (Harv.) Thell. ex F. Zimm.

California bluebell, Wild canterbury bells

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1249 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Phacelia minor var. whitlavia
JEF	Phacelia whitlavia var. jonesii
JEF + PLANTS	Phacelia whitlavia
JEF	Whitlavia grandiflora
JEF	Whitlavia minor

Information about Phacelia minor from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PHMI) 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: 03/29/2025).