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distant phacelia

Phacelia distans

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 1,295, February 1,372, March 3,653, April 4,276, May 1,847, June 1,034, July 886, August 902, September 1,145, October 1,170, November 1,504, December 1,160.
United States22,532
California20,475
Arizona1,984
Nevada972
Mexico297
Baja California296
New Mexico2
Massachusetts2
Connecticut2
Minnesota1

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
Orderborages · Boraginales
Familyborage family · Boraginaceae
GenusScorpionweeds · Phacelia

Sources

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