Phacelia pedicellata is a species of flowering plant in the borage family, Boraginaceae. Its common names include specter phacelia and pedicellate phacelia.[1] It is native to the southwestern United States and Baja California,[2] where it can be found in several types of habitat, including creosote bush scrub and Joshua tree woodland.[1]
It is an annual herb growing a mostly erect stem up to 50 centimeters long. It is glandular and coated in stiff hairs, which, like those of many other phacelias, cause dermatitis when touched. The leaves are up to 12 centimeters long with rounded or oval blades, the largest divided into 3 to 7 leaflets. The hairy, glandular inflorescence is a one-sided curving or coiling cyme of bell-shaped flowers. Each flower is roughly half a centimeter long and may be pink to blue in color.
There are reports that glandular hairs of stems, flowers and leaves of P. pedicellata secrete oil droplets that can cause an unpleasant skin rash (contact dermatitis) in some people.[3]
Phacelia pedicellata is a species of flowering plant in the borage family, Boraginaceae. Its common names include specter phacelia and pedicellate phacelia. It is native to the southwestern United States and Baja California, where it can be found in several types of habitat, including creosote bush scrub and Joshua tree woodland.
It is an annual herb growing a mostly erect stem up to 50 centimeters long. It is glandular and coated in stiff hairs, which, like those of many other phacelias, cause dermatitis when touched. The leaves are up to 12 centimeters long with rounded or oval blades, the largest divided into 3 to 7 leaflets. The hairy, glandular inflorescence is a one-sided curving or coiling cyme of bell-shaped flowers. Each flower is roughly half a centimeter long and may be pink to blue in color.
There are reports that glandular hairs of stems, flowers and leaves of P. pedicellata secrete oil droplets that can cause an unpleasant skin rash (contact dermatitis) in some people.
Phacelia pedicellata es una especie de planta dicotiledónea con flores de la familia de las borrajas, Boraginaceae. Es nativa del suroeste de Estados Unidos y Baja California, donde puede ser encontrada en varios tipos de hábitat, incluyendo bosquecillos de creosota y de Yucca brevifolia.[1][2]
Cuenta con un tallo casi erguido de hasta 50 centímetros de largo. Es glandular y está recubierto de pelos rígidos, al igual que muchas otras phacelias, causan dermatitis de contacto.[3] Las hojas miden hasta 12 centímetros de largo son hojas redondeadas, las más grandes divididas en 3 a 7 folios. La inflorescencia glandular peluda es un racimo de flores curvilínea o enroscada, en forma de campana. Cada flor mide aproximadamente medio centímetro de largo y puede ser de color rosa o azul. Crecen en primavera.
Es una hierba anual que crece entre los meses de marzo y mayo. Crece en el noroeste de México y suroeste de Estados Unidos. Normalmente crece hasta 2.50 y 2.60 metros. Son de color rojo y amarillo.
Phacelia proviene del griego "phakelos" cuyo significado es "grupo/ racimo", aludiendo así a la estructura densa poblada de las flores. Pedicellata sin embargo proviene del latín "con péndulo" haciendo referencia al parecido que guarda con este el tallo de la flor.
Phacelia pedicellata es una especie de planta dicotiledónea con flores de la familia de las borrajas, Boraginaceae. Es nativa del suroeste de Estados Unidos y Baja California, donde puede ser encontrada en varios tipos de hábitat, incluyendo bosquecillos de creosota y de Yucca brevifolia.
