Phacelia breweri
Species of plant
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Phacelia breweri is a species of phacelia known by the common name Brewer's phacelia.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Hydrophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Phacelia |
| Species: | P. breweri |
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Distribution
The plant is endemic to northern California, in and south of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is native to the California Coast Ranges below 1,400 metres (4,600 ft),[1] primarily in the Diablo Range and Gabilan Mountains. It is a member of the flora in chaparral and oak woodland habitats.
Description
Phacelia breweri is a branching annual herb spreading or growing upright to a maximum height near 45 centimeters. It is glandular and coated in soft and coarse hairs. The lance-shaped or oval leaves are up to 4 centimeters long, the lower ones lobed.
The hairy inflorescence is a crowded, one-sided, curving or coiling cyme of many bell-shaped flowers. Each flower is about half a centimeter wide and light blue in color. The bloom period is March to June.
