species 5,065 observations
Miami Mist
Phacelia purshii
Field notes
Phacelia purshii, known by the common names Miami mist, scorpionweed, and purple scorpionweed, is a spring flowering annual forb with blue, lavender, violet, or nearly white flowers in the family Hydrophyllaceae that is native to eastern and central North America.
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native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Zeller's Ethmia Moth
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Andrena lamelliterga
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Pure Green Sweat Bee, Blue Orchard Bee, Neighborly Mining Bee, Broad-faced Masked Bee
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Well drained Moist
- Soil pH
- Neutral
- Habit
- Erect Multi stemmed Prostrate
- Plant type
- Annual Wildflower
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.