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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phacelia maculata   FAMILY Hydrophyllaceae   Go to FSUS key



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

image of Phacelia maculata, Spotted Phacelia, Flatrock Phacelia

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).

image of Phacelia maculata, Spotted Phacelia, Flatrock Phacelia

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).

image of Phacelia maculata, Spotted Phacelia, Flatrock Phacelia

JK Marlow    jkm130425_762764

April    Pickens County    SC

Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve

image of Phacelia maculata, Spotted Phacelia, Flatrock Phacelia

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).

image of Phacelia maculata, Spotted Phacelia, Flatrock Phacelia

JK Marlow    jkm200425_4281

April    Pickens County    SC

Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve

image of Phacelia maculata, Spotted Phacelia, Flatrock Phacelia

JK Marlow    jkm200425_4282

April    Pickens County    SC

Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve

image of Phacelia maculata, Spotted Phacelia, Flatrock Phacelia

JK Marlow    jkm200425_4327

April    Pickens County    SC

Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve

image of Phacelia maculata, Spotted Phacelia, Flatrock Phacelia

JK Marlow    jkm200428_4346

April    Pickens County    SC

Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve

image of Phacelia maculata, Spotted Phacelia, Flatrock Phacelia

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).

image of Phacelia maculata, Spotted Phacelia, Flatrock Phacelia

JK Marlow    jkm200508_4759

May    Pickens County    SC

Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve

White!

image of Phacelia maculata, Spotted Phacelia, Flatrock Phacelia

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

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

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)

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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

 

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