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Santa Lucia Phacelia
( Phacelia grisea )
Phacelia grisea
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About Santa Lucia Phacelia (Phacelia grisea)
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Phacelia grisea
is a species of phacelia known by the common name Santa Lucia phacelia. It is endemic to California, where it can be found in the Santa Lucia Range and western sections of the Transverse Ranges. It grows in chaparral and other habitat on the mountain slopes in San Luis Obispo, Monterey, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties.
Phacelia grisea
is an annual herb with a branching, erect stem reaching up to about 60 centimeters in height. It is glandular and coated in stiff hairs. The lance-shaped or oval leaves are up to 8 centimeters long and have lobed edges. The hairy inflorescence is a one-sided curving or coiling cyme of bell-shaped flowers. Each flower is about half a centimeter long and white to pale purple in color with long protruding stamens. Distribution and habitat. It grows in chaparral and other habitat on the mountain slopes in San Luis Obispo, Monterey, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Annual herb
Size
0.16 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color
White
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 7
likely
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Bilobed Looper Moth
Megalographa biloba
Megalographa biloba
*
Geranium Plume Moth
Amblyptilia pica
Amblyptilia pica
*
Orange Tortrix Moth
Argyrotaenia franciscana
Argyrotaenia franciscana
*
Oso Flaco Flightless Moth
Areniscythris brachypteris
Areniscythris brachypteris
*
Clepsis fucana
Clepsis fucana
*
Annaphila ida
Annaphila ida
*
Stamnodes albiapicata
Stamnodes albiapicata
Landscaping Information
Common uses
Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens
Natural Setting
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 15.1" - 51.7", Summer Precipitation: 0.15" - 0.86", Coldest Month: 41.1" - 52.9", Hottest Month: 64.0" - 76.7", Humidity: 0.73" - 23.82", Elevation: 33" - 4904"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Grey Phacelia, Santa Lucia Scorpionweed
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Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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