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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phacelia maculata
FAMILY
Hydrophyllaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phacelia maculata
FAMILY
Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Phacelia maculata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 160-05-003:
Phacelia maculata FAMILY Hydrophyllaceae
(?) (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Phacelia hirsuta
COMMON NAME:
Spotted Phacelia, Flatrock Phacelia
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JK Marlow jkm230228_1351
February Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm080428_005c
April Pickens County SC
Sepals have prominent bristles at their margins, per Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops (Murdy & Carter, 2000).
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JK Marlow jkm080428_005d
April Pickens County SC
The dark lavender flowers have 10 dark petal spots, per Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops (Murdy & Carter, 2000).
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JK Marlow jkm130425_762764
April Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm200425_4201
April Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Stems hairy, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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JK Marlow jkm200425_4281
April Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm200425_4282
April Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm200425_4327
April Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm200428_4346
April Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm200508_4706
May Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Coiled terminal flower cluster straightens and elongates as flowers mature, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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JK Marlow jkm200508_4759
May Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
White!
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JK Marlow s090523_a
May Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Erect or sometimes sprawling herb, 4-16" tall; leaves pinnately divided, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phacelia maculata
FAMILY
Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phacelia maculata
FAMILY
Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Phacelia maculata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 160-05-003:
Phacelia maculata
FAMILY
Hydrophyllaceae
(?) (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Phacelia hirsuta
1052
Forb
Annual
Habitat: Bottomlands, granitic flatrocks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in Piedmont of GA & SC (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple: Pinnately divided
Basal & alternate (reduced upward)
FLOWER:
Spring
Blue/White
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-parted calyx
5-lobed campanulate corolla
5 weakly exserted stamens, fused to corolla
Superior ovary
Bisexual
Inflorescence a helicoid cyme
FRUIT:
Spring
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p171
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p200
- Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops (Murdy & Carter, 2000) p37
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p076
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p223
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p135
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