Phacelia imbricata Greene is a plant in the Hydrophyllaceae family, order Boraginales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Phacelia imbricata Greene

Phacelia imbricata Greene

Phacelia imbricata is a glandular, hairy perennial herb with bell-shaped white to pale purple flowers.

Genus
Phacelia
Order
Boraginales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Phacelia imbricata Greene

Phacelia imbricata is a perennial herb that can grow either decumbent or erect, reaching a maximum height of over one meter. The plant is glandular and covered in stiff hairs. Its leaves can grow up to 15 centimeters long and are divided into multiple leaflets. It produces an inflorescence that is a one-sided curving or coiling cyme, holding many bell-shaped flowers. Each flower is roughly half a centimeter long, and ranges in color from white to pale purple.

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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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