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Read more about Spotted Phacelia at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Boraginales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Phacelia maculata
FAMILY
Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phacelia maculata
FAMILY
Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 160-05-003:
Phacelia maculata
FAMILY
Hydrophyllaceae
COMMON NAME:
Spotted Phacelia, Flatrock Phacelia
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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.
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.
JK Marlow jkm200425_4201
April Greenville County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Stems hairy, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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.
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.