Phacelia ciliata Benth. is a plant in the Hydrophyllaceae family, order Boraginales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Phacelia ciliata Benth.

Phacelia ciliata Benth.

Phacelia ciliata Benth. is an annual herb with blue flowers, growing up to half a meter tall.

Genus
Phacelia
Order
Boraginales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Phacelia ciliata Benth.

Phacelia ciliata Benth. is an annual herb that grows erect, reaching a maximum height of around half a meter. Its stem, which can be branching or unbranched, is glandular and covered in light hairs. The leaves are oblong or oval, and can grow up to 15 centimeters long. Larger leaves are divided into lobed or toothed leaflets. The plant's inflorescence is a one-sided curving or coiling cyme that holds many individual flowers. Each flower is funnel- or bell-shaped, with deeply veined sepals lined with hairs, and a blue corolla with a pale-colored throat.

Photo: (c) Steve Matson, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Steve Matson · cc-by

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Boraginales Hydrophyllaceae Phacelia

More from Hydrophyllaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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