Phacelia distans (Wild heliotrope)

Phacelia distans Benth.

Wild heliotrope

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Asteridae	A large class that encompasses asters
Order	Lamiales	Aromatic herbs and shrubs, including lavender, lilac, olive, jasmine, ash, teak, snapdragon, sesame, psyllium, garden sage, mint, basil, and rosemary
Family	Boraginaceae	Borages or forget-me-nots
Genus	Phacelia	Based on the Greek phakelos, meaning “cluster,” and alluding to the densely crowded flower spikes of most species of the genus
Species	distans	Separated, apart, widely-spaced, in reference to the long, exserted stamens, which are apart from each other

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5/4/2018 · Hidden Valley, Joshua Tree National Park, California
≈ 4½ × 7" (12 × 18 cm)

2/26/2010 · Torrey Pines State Park, La Jolla, California
≈ 2½ × 2" (6.8 × 6 cm) ID is uncertain

Phacelia cinerea Eastw. ex J.F. Macbr.

Phacelia distans Benth. var. australis Brand

Phacelia distans description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 7 Oct 2021.

2/28/2010 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
≈ 11 × 7" (27 × 18 cm)

5/4/2018 · Hidden Valley, Joshua Tree National Park, California
≈ 7 × 4" (16 × 11 cm)

5/4/2018 · Hidden Valley, Joshua Tree National Park, California
≈ 4½ × 4" (11 × 10 cm) ID is uncertain

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