Hairy phacelia

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Hairy phacelia inflorescence

Hairy phacelia inflorescence

Hairy phacelia leaves

Hairy phacelia sepals

Hairy phacelia

Hairy phacelia flowers

Hairy phacelia

Hairy phacelia

Hairy phacelia

Hairy phacelia flowers

Hairy phacelia flowers and sepals

Morphology

Stem

Erect, simple to branched, densely stiff-hairy.

Leaves

Appressed stiff-hairy; basal leaves oblong, short-stalked, .8 to 2+ inches long, pinnately-divided; segments 5-9, oval to nearly circular, entire to toothed; stem leaves deeply lobed to pinnately-cleft, oblong to circular, clasping to sessile; segments 5-9, linear to oval.

Inflorescence

Cyme, simple, dense, terminal, initially rolled under but soon uncurling; stalks 1/8 to 3/5 inch long.

Flower

Calyx 5-lobed, divided nearly to base; lobes lanceolate-oblong, 1/5 to 2/5 inch long, unequal, stiff-hairy; corolla bell-shaped, 5-lobed, 1/5 to 1/3 inch long, bluish-lavender, throat paler; lobes rounded, entire; stamens 5, equal in length, not extending beyond lobes.

Fruit

Capsule, rough; seeds 6-8, brown.

Ecology

Habitat

Open sites, woodland edges, low bottom ground, and along ledges and ravines; sandy soil.

Distribution

Southeast fifth of Kansas.

Additional Notes