species 7,929 observations
Silky Phacelia
Phacelia sericea
Field notes
Supports All
66
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, Dufourea trochantera, Anthidium mormonum, Anthidium banningense
7
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
White-bowed Smoothwing
1
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Great Basin Bumble Bee, Forest Bumble Bee, Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee, Vancouver Bumble Bee
58
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Part shade
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.