species 187 observations
Eisen's Phacelia
Phacelia eisenii
Field notes
Phacelia eisenii is a species of phacelia known by the common name Eisen's phacelia. It is endemic to California, where it occurs only in the Sierra Nevada and its foothills, as well as the adjacent Tehachapi Mountains. It grows in mountain habitat such as coniferous forests.
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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, Anthidium mormonum, Anthophora phaceliae
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
White-bowed Smoothwing
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Yellow-faced Bumble Bee, Van Dyke's Bumble Bee, Crotch's Bumble Bee, Yellow-fronted Bumble 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
- Plant type
- Annual Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.