About Phacelia phacelioides (Benth.) Brand
Phacelia phacelioides, commonly called the Mt. Diablo phacelia, is a species of phacelia. It is endemic to California, and is known from around 20 occurrences in the coastal mountain ranges of the inner San Francisco Bay Area, including Mount Diablo. It grows in chaparral and woodland habitat. This annual herb produces an upright, mostly unbranched stem that reaches up to 20 centimeters in length. The entire plant is covered in a mix of soft and stiff hairs. Its leaves can grow up to 8 to 10 centimeters long, with rounded or oval blades attached to petioles. The hairy inflorescence is a one-sided curving or coiling cyme that holds narrow bell-shaped flowers. Each flower is roughly half a centimeter long, with a color ranging from white to lavender, and sometimes has darker purple streaks. The flower is enclosed by a calyx made up of long, densely hairy sepals.
