Phacelia nemoralis
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Phacelia nemoralis is a species of phacelia
known by the common name shade phacelia. It is native to the west coast of the United States from Washington to central California
, where it grows in moist, usually forested areas along the coastline and in the coastal mountain ranges.
It is a perennial herb producing a densely hairy, erect stem which may reach two meters in height. The leaves are variable in shape, the largest lower ones 15 to 25 centimeters long and divided into several leaflets. Upper leaves are smaller and undivided. The inflorescence
is a one-sided coiling cyme of bell-shaped flowers. Each flower is up to 6 millimeters long and greenish or yellowish white in color with whiskery protruding stamen
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There are two subspecies:
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 shade phacelia. It is native to the west coast of the United States from Washington to central 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 moist, usually forested areas along the coastline and in the coastal mountain ranges.
It is a perennial herb producing a densely hairy, erect stem which may reach two meters in height. The leaves are variable in shape, the largest lower ones 15 to 25 centimeters long and divided into several leaflets. Upper leaves are smaller and undivided. 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 coiling cyme of bell-shaped flowers. Each flower is up to 6 millimeters long and greenish or yellowish white in color with whiskery protruding stamen
Stamen
The stamen is the pollen producing reproductive organ of a flower...
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There are two subspecies:
- Phacelia nemoralis ssp. oregonensis, known commonly as Oregon phacelia or woodland phacelia, can be found in Washington State
- Phacelia nemoralis ssp. nemoralis does not occur there.