Phacelia exilis (A.Gray) G.J.Lee is a plant in the Hydrophyllaceae family, order Boraginales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Phacelia exilis (A.Gray) G.J.Lee

Phacelia exilis (A.Gray) G.J.Lee

Phacelia exilis is a small annual glandular hairy herb that bears pale lavender bell-shaped flowers in coiled cymes.

Genus
Phacelia
Order
Boraginales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Phacelia exilis (A.Gray) G.J.Lee

Phacelia exilis is an annual herb that grows either decumbent or erect, reaching a maximum height of 25 centimeters. Its texture is glandular and hairy. The leaves are lance-shaped with smooth edges, and measure 1 to 3.5 centimeters in length. The hairy inflorescence is a one-sided curving or coiling cyme that bears bell-shaped flowers. Each flower is less than one centimeter long and has a pale lavender color.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Boraginales Hydrophyllaceae Phacelia

More from Hydrophyllaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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