''Phacelia malvifolia'', with the common name stinging phacelia, is a species of phacelia. It is

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, where it grows along the northern and central Coast and the

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. its distribution extends north along the coast just into southwestern

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. It grows in forest and scrub habitat.

Description

''Phacelia malvifolia'' is an annual herb growing mostly erect to a maximum height near one meter. It is coated in stiff, yellowish, glandular hairs with bulbous bases which produce a

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reaction when touched. The rough-haired leaves are up to 14 centimeters long, the blades of the longer ones divided into usually three lobed leaflets. The hairy to bristly

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is a one-sided curving or coiling cyme of bell-shaped flowers. Each flower is about half a centimeter long and whitish in color.

External links

Jepson Manual Treatment - ''Phacelia malvifolia''''Phacelia malvifolia'' - Photo gallery
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