Phacelia marcescens
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Phacelia marcescens is a species of phacelia
known by the common name persistentflower phacelia. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada and its foothills in California
, where it grows in meadows, forests, and other mountain habitat.
is a one-sided curving or coiling cyme of bell-shaped flowers. Each flower is about half a centimeter long and purple in color, often with a paler throat.
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 persistentflower phacelia. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada and its foothills in 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...
, where it grows in meadows, forests, and other mountain habitat.
Description
Phacelia marcescens is an annual herb growing mostly erect to a maximum height near 20 centimeters. It is glandular and coated in short, stiff hairs. The leaves are 1 to 5 centimeters long, oval in shape, and smooth-edged, sometimes with small lobes near the bases of the blades. The hairy inflorescenceInflorescence
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 curving or coiling cyme of bell-shaped flowers. Each flower is about half a centimeter long and purple in color, often with a paler throat.