species 1,615 observations
Great Valley Phacelia
Phacelia ciliata
Field notes
Phacelia ciliata is a species of phacelia known by the common name Great Valley phacelia. It is native to California, where it can be found in many of the coastal mountain ranges, the Central Valley, and the Sierra Nevada foothills; its distribution extends into Baja California. It grows in grasslands and low mountain slopes.
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native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Phacelia Shortface, Chelostoma californicum, Blue-Phacelia Miner, Baker's Phacelia-Shortface
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Margined Calligrapher, White-bowed Smoothwing
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Alfalfa Looper, Yellow-faced Bumble Bee, Van Dyke's Bumble Bee, Crotch's Bumble Bee
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Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Annual Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.