(Vari-leaf Phacelia)
Phacelia heterophylla, Blue Lakes Trail, Ouray Co. 8906
Phacelia heterophylla, Blue Lakes Trail, Ouray Co. 8916
Phacelia heterophylla, Blue Lakes Trail, Ouray Co. 8919
| Scientific Name | Phacelia heterophylla | USDA PLANTS Symbol | PHHE2 |
| Common Name | Vari-leaf Phacelia, Wand Phacelia | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 504271 |
| Family | Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not), formerly Hydrophyllaceae | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Life zones and habitat: Foothills to alpine (5200 to 12000 ft.); various soils in meadows, hillsides, roadsides and woodlands. Plant: Erect annual or biennial, usually a single stem 5 to 30 inches tall; foliage with bristly hairs and glandular hairs. Leaves: Basal and alternate stem leaves; blades prominently veined, lanceolate to oblanceolate, 3/4 to 4 inches long, margins entire with at least some leaves having 1 or 2 pairs of small leaflets at the base of the blade; petioles reduced upward. Inflorescence: Compact bristly cymes, initially almost spherical but opening to become a coiled scorpioid shape; small bell-shaped flowers, corolla with 5 lobes about 1/8-inch long, white becoming brownish; protruding stamens and style. Bloom Period: May to August. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, SW Colorado Wildflowers, Montana Field Guide and Burke Herbarium. |
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Colorado Status: Native |
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