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.
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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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