Phacelia distans Benth. var. australis Brand
Phacelia distans Benth.
Wild heliotrope, distant scorpion-weed, distant phacelia
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Phacelia cinerea Eastw. ex J.F. Macbr.
Phacelia distans Benth. var. australis Brand
Phacelia distans Benth. var. australis Brand
2/28/2010 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California · ≈ 11 × 7″ (27 × 18 cm) 
ID is uncertain 
5/4/2018 · Hidden Valley, Joshua Tree National Park, California · ≈ 4½ × 7″ (12 × 18 cm) 
2/26/2010 · Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve, La Jolla, California · ≈ 2½ × 2″ (6.8 × 6 cm) ID is uncertain 
2/28/2010 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California · ≈ 11 × 7″ (27 × 18 cm) 
5/4/2018 · Hidden Valley, Joshua Tree National Park, California · ≈ 6 × 4″ (16 × 11 cm) 
5/4/2018 · Hidden Valley, Joshua Tree National Park, California · ≈ 4½ × 4″ (11 × 10 cm) ID is uncertain 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Lamiales | Aromatic herbs and shrubs, including lavender, lilac, olive, jasmine, ash, teak, snapdragon, sesame, psyllium, garden sage, mint, basil, and rosemary |
| Family | Boraginaceae | Borages or forget-me-nots |
| Genus | Phacelia | Based on the Greek phakelos, meaning “cluster,” and alluding to the densely crowded flower spikes of most species of the genus |
| Species | distans | Separated, apart, widely-spaced, in reference to the long, exserted stamens, which are apart from each other |
Phacelia distans description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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