About Phacelia purpusii Brandegee
Phacelia purpusii is a species of phacelia with the common name Purpus' phacelia. This plant is endemic to California. It grows in forests and other habitats in the Sierra Nevada, as well as further north in the southernmost part of the Cascades and the adjacent Modoc Plateau. It is an annual herb with a glandular, hairy texture, and it mostly grows in an erect form up to around 40 centimeters tall. Its oval leaves reach up to 5 centimeters long, and their edges are either smooth or lobed. It produces hairy inflorescences that are one-sided, curving or coiling cymes that hold tiny, bell-shaped flowers. Each flower is less than one centimeter long, and is a shade of light purple.
