species 123 observations
Persistentflower Phacelia
Phacelia marcescens
Field notes
Phacelia marcescens is a species of phacelia known by the common name persistentflower phacelia. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada and its foothills in California, where it grows in meadows, forests, and other mountain habitat.
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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
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.