Species Detail Forb

Flowers		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Phacelia egena - Kaweah River phacelia Synonyms: Phacelia magellanica Other Common Names: Kaweah River scorpion-weed Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub Family: Hydrophyllaceae
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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native Life Cycle: Biennial or perennial
General Desc: Distinguishing characteristics from other phachas varities are the lance-like leaves and the dissected basal leaves.
Identification notes: Stiff-hairy, not glandular;Â leaves mostly basal; lance-like; basal leaf margins dissected, stem leaves mostly smooth-margined; flowers white to yellowish-white; coiled elongated clusters; stamens and style protrude; fruit cylindrical; seeds bright red.
Height: 4 to 18 inches

Habitat

Habitat Description: Found in moist soils in coniferous forests and along streams.
Plant Communities: Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest, Riparian
Elevation: 4000 - 9500 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: White, yellowish-white Shape: Bell-shaped in elongated clusters Tubular: Y Flowering Period: Apr - Oct
Description: Seedhead 1-sided, curving or coiling; bell-shaped flowers opening from center outward; stalk 1/16 to 1/4 inch long; sepal lobes 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch when in fruit; petals 1/4 to 1/2 inch; hairy, 1/2 inch stamens; style 1/2 to 3/4 inch.

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Green Leaf Type: Compound Leaf Shape: Narrow Leaf Margin: Smooth Leaf Attachment: Alternate Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: Stems Spines: N
Leaf Description: Hairy, erect stems; lance-shaped pinnate or pinnatifid leaves mostly on lower stems; 1/16 to 1/2 inch long; often divided into 1 or 2 pairs lateral leaflets; leaves higher on the stem are much smaller and undivided.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Color: Red
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Oval; 1/16 to 1/8 inch long; hairy.
Seed Notes: 1 to 4 seeds; pitted in vertical rows; oblong to round; brownish.


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