- Phacelia bolanderi
Taxobox
name = "Phacelia bolanderi"
image_width = 240px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo =Lamiales
familia =Boraginaceae
genus = "Phacelia "
species = "P. bolanderi"
binomial = "Phacelia bolanderi"
binomial_authority = A.Gray"Phacelia bolanderi" is a species of flowering plant known by several common names, including Bolander's phacelia, Bolander's scorpionweed, blue-flowered grape-leaf, and caterpillar flower. It bears attractive papery inch-wide purple, lavender, or blue flowers and strongly toothed leaves which resemble those of
grape . The plant blooms later than most others, and is commonly in flower during the hottest summer months.The plant is native to Oregon and coastal northern California. It was named for the California botanist
Henry Nicholas Bolander .External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?4518,4587,4596 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://www.calacademy.org/research/Botany/wildflow/wildflowers.asp?w_id=116 Photos and description]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PHBO USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/492.htm Further details]
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