- Phacelia cicutaria
Taxobox
name = Caterpillar Phacelia
image_width = 240px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
familia =Boraginaceae
genus = "Phacelia "
species = "P. cicutaria"
binomial = "Phacelia cicutaria"
binomial_authority = Greene
subdivision_ranks = Subspecies
subdivision = "P. cicutaria" var. "cicutaria"
"P. cicutaria" var. "hispida" (Gray) J.T. Howell
"P. cicutaria" var. "hubbyi""Phacelia cicutaria" (Caterpillar Phacelia or Caterpillar Scorpionweed) is an annual
species of "Phacelia " native toCalifornia and southernNevada . It grows mainly in chaparral, frequently in burnt areas [Dale 1986, pg. 124] or on rocky slopes.Habit
"Phacelia cicutaria" is an upright annual shrub growing up to than 0.6 m (2') high. Its foliage is deeply lobed, 2-15 cm. (1-6") long, with spiked segments [" [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?4518,4587,4604|The Jepson Manual 1993] "] . The flower buds are held in tight, hairy coils which uncoil as the flowers open one by one. The flowering stems' resemblance of
caterpillar s lends this plant its common name. Flowers appear Mar-May and are dirty-white to pale lavendar in color.Cultivation
"Phacelia cicutaria" is drought tolerant, making it ideal for
xeriscaping . It can be propagated by seed, germination of which may be stimulated with aqueous extracts of charred wood, or the charred wood itself. [Baskin 2002]Notes
References
# Dale, Nancy; "Flowering Plants of the Santa Monica Mountains", Capra Press, 1986
# Baskin, Carol C.; Baskin, Jerry M. 2002. [http://www.nativeplantnetwork.org/network/view.asp?protocol_id=2100 "Propagation protocol for production of container Phacelia cicutaria Greene plants"]
# [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?4518,4587,4604|The Jepson Manual, University of California, 1993]External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?4518,4587,4604 Jepson Manual Treatment]
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