PLANTS Profile for Phacelia ranunculacea (oceanblue phacelia)

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Phacelia ranunculacea (Nutt.) Constance
oceanblue phacelia

Symbol:

PHRA3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Hydrophyllaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Phacelia ranunculacea (Nutt.) Constance

USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Provided by NRCS National Wetland Team, Fort Worth, TX. Usage Requirements.

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Phacelia ranunculacea (Nutt.) Constance

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Distribution:
Phacelia ranunculacea (Nutt.) Constance


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AR, IL, IN, KY, MO, OH, TN, WV)

Related Taxa:
Phacelia ranunculacea (Nutt.) Constance

View 17 genera in Hydrophyllaceae, 159 species in Phacelia

Classification:
Phacelia ranunculacea (Nutt.) Constance

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Solanales
Family	Hydrophyllaceae – Waterleaf family
Genus	Phacelia Juss. – phacelia
Species	Phacelia ranunculacea (Nutt.) Constance – oceanblue phacelia

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Phacelia ranunculacea (Nutt.) Constance

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Indiana:
blue scorpion-weed		Endangered
Kentucky:
blue scorpion-weed		Special Concern
Ohio:
blue scorpion-weed		Endangered
Tennessee:
blue scorpion-weed		Special Concern

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Phacelia ranunculacea (Nutt.) Constance

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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Phacelia ranunculacea (Nutt.) Constance

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 31586.

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 12:07 PM CDT