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Purple Phacelia
Phacelia bipinnatifida
26 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
great waterleafHydrophyllum appendiculatum
Miami MistPhacelia purshii
Virginia waterleafHydrophyllum virginianum
wild geraniumGeranium maculatum
Appalachian phaceliaPhacelia dubia
Jacob's ladderPolemonium reptans
Flatrock phaceliaPhacelia maculata
Lacy phaceliaPhacelia tanacetifolia
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 5,500 |
|---|---|
| Tennessee | 2,426 |
| North Carolina | 1,112 |
| Kentucky | 860 |
| Indiana | 753 |
| Alabama | 465 |
| Illinois | 428 |
| Missouri | 215 |
| Virginia | 167 |
| Georgia | 134 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Biennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a biennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | borages · Boraginales |
| Family | borage family · Boraginaceae |
| Genus | Scorpionweeds · Phacelia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Purple Phacelia with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.