Phacelia racemosa
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Phacelia racemosa is a species of phacelia
known by the common name racemose phacelia. It is endemic to California
, where it can be found in the Sierra Nevada and adjacent slopes and peaks in the southernmost Cascade Range
. It grows in coniferous forests in gravelly and rocky substrates. It is an annual herb growing erect with a stem reaching up to 18 centimeters tall. The leaves are linear or lance-shaped and measure 1 to 4 centimeters long. The inflorescence
is a one-sided curving or coiling cyme of small bell-shaped flowers. Each flower is under half a centimeter long, pale blue to nearly white in color, and surrounded by a calyx of long, narrow sepal
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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 racemose phacelia. It is endemic to 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 can be found in the Sierra Nevada and adjacent slopes and peaks in the southernmost Cascade Range
Cascade Range
The Cascade Range is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as the North Cascades, and the notable volcanoes known as the High Cascades...
. It grows in coniferous forests in gravelly and rocky substrates. It is an annual herb growing erect with a stem reaching up to 18 centimeters tall. The leaves are linear or lance-shaped and measure 1 to 4 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 curving or coiling cyme of small bell-shaped flowers. Each flower is under half a centimeter long, pale blue to nearly white in color, and surrounded by a calyx of long, narrow sepal
Sepal
A sepal is a part of the flower of angiosperms . Collectively the sepals form the calyx, which is the outermost whorl of parts that form a flower. Usually green, sepals have the typical function of protecting the petals when the flower is in bud...
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