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  9. Silverleaf Phacelia

species 12,623 observations

Silverleaf Phacelia

Phacelia hastata

Status
native
Bees
15 specialists raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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122 native animals
supported in the US
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Phacelia Shortface, Chelostoma californicum, Blue-Phacelia Miner, Baker's Phacelia-Shortface 15
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it White-bowed Smoothwing 1
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Van Dyke's Bumble Bee, Great Basin Bumble Bee, Pseudomasaris edwardsii, Yellow-faced Bumble Bee 106

Children

  • Phacelia hastata dasyphylla
  • Timberline Silverleaf Phacelia
  • Silverleaf Scorpionweed
  • Spring Mountains Phacelia

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Light
Part shade
Water use
Medium
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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