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  9. Changeable Phacelia

species 752 observations

Changeable Phacelia

Phacelia mutabilis

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

Field notes

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69 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 12
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it White-bowed Smoothwing 1
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee, Yellow-faced Bumble Bee, Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee, Colorado Black-notched Bumble Bee 56

Range

United States

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

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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