PLANTS Profile for Phacelia sericea ssp. sericea (silky phacelia)

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Phacelia sericea (Graham) A. Gray ssp. sericea
silky phacelia

Symbol:

PHSES

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Hydrophyllaceae

Duration:

Biennial
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Phacelia sericea (Graham) A. Gray ssp. sericea

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, CO, Rocky Mountain National Park. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Phacelia sericea (Graham) A. Gray ssp. sericea

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Synonyms:
Phacelia sericea (Graham) A. Gray ssp. sericea

PHSEC3

Phacelia sericea (Graham) A. Gray var. caespitosa Brand

Distribution:
Phacelia sericea (Graham) A. Gray ssp. sericea


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USA (AK, CO, ID, MT, NM, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC)

Related Taxa:
Phacelia sericea (Graham) A. Gray ssp. sericea

View 17 genera in Hydrophyllaceae, 159 species in Phacelia, 2 subspecies in Phacelia sericea (Graham) A. Gray

Classification:
Phacelia sericea (Graham) A. Gray ssp. sericea

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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 sericea (Graham) A. Gray – silky phacelia
Subspecies	Phacelia sericea (Graham) A. Gray ssp. sericea – silky phacelia

More Accounts and Images:
Phacelia sericea (Graham) A. Gray ssp. sericea

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 31593.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 05/26/2013 09:56 PM CDT