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Stinging Phacelia
( Phacelia malvifolia )
Phacelia malvifolia
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About Stinging Phacelia (Phacelia malvifolia)
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Phacelia malvifolia
, with the common name stinging phacelia, is a species of phacelia. It is native to California, where it grows along the northern and central Coast and the California Coast Ranges. its distribution extends north along the coast just into southwestern Oregon. It grows in forest and scrub habitat.
Phacelia malvifolia
is an annual herb growing mostly erect to a maximum height near one meter. It is coated in stiff, yellowish, glandular hairs with bulbous bases which produce a stinging reaction when touched. The rough-haired leaves are up to 14 centimeters long, the blades of the longer ones divided into usually three lobed leaflets.
Phacelia malvifolia
is an annual herb growing mostly erect to a maximum height near one meter. It is coated in stiff, yellowish, glandular hairs with bulbous bases which produce a stinging reaction when touched. The rough-haired leaves are up to 14 centimeters long, the blades of the longer ones divided into usually three lobed leaflets. The hairy to bristly inflorescence is a one-sided curving or coiling cyme of bell-shaped flowers. Each flower is about half a centimeter long and whitish in color.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Annual herb
Size
0.7 - 3.3 ft tall
Flower Color
Cream
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 1
confirmed
, 7
likely
* )
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Oidaematophorus phaceliae
Oidaematophorus phaceliae
*
Bilobed Looper Moth
Megalographa biloba
Megalographa biloba
*
Geranium Plume Moth
Amblyptilia pica
Amblyptilia pica
*
Oso Flaco Flightless Moth
Areniscythris brachypteris
Areniscythris brachypteris
*
Clepsis fucana
Clepsis fucana
*
Ethmia brevistriga
Ethmia brevistriga
*
Stamnodes albiapicata
Stamnodes albiapicata
Landscaping Information
Nurseries
Carried by 2
Common uses
Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens
Natural Setting
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 14.6" - 54.6", Summer Precipitation: 0.18" - 1.57", Coldest Month: 41.6" - 51.0", Hottest Month: 57.5" - 76.5", Humidity: 0.29" - 24.44", Elevation: -82" - 4811"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Stinging 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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