Phacelia adenophora
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Phacelia adenophora is a species of phacelia
known by the common name glandular yellow phacelia. It is native to the northwestern United States where it can be found in Oregon
, northeastern California
, and northwestern Nevada
. It grows in mountain and plateau habitat. This is an annual herb producing decumbent, creeping, spreading, or upright branched stems up to 40 centimeters long. The leaves are oblong in shape and deeply lobed, measuring up to 3 centimeters long. The inflorescence
is a one-sided cyme of many bell-shaped flowers each under a centimeter long. Unlike many phacelias, which bloom in shades of blue and purple, this species has yellow to golden flowers. The fruit is a fuzzy, oblong capsule a few millimeters in length containing up to 14 seeds.
Phacelia
Phacelia is a genus of about 200 species of annual or perennial herbaceous plants, native to North and South America....
known by the common name glandular yellow phacelia. It is native to the northwestern United States where it can be found in Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, northeastern California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, and northwestern Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
. It grows in mountain and plateau habitat. This is an annual herb producing decumbent, creeping, spreading, or upright branched stems up to 40 centimeters long. The leaves are oblong in shape and deeply lobed, measuring up to 3 centimeters long. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is a one-sided cyme of many bell-shaped flowers each under a centimeter long. Unlike many phacelias, which bloom in shades of blue and purple, this species has yellow to golden flowers. The fruit is a fuzzy, oblong capsule a few millimeters in length containing up to 14 seeds.