Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Phacelia secunda J.F.Gmel. |
Synonyms | Phacelia circinnata (Willd.) J.Jacq. |
Phacelia magellanica (Lam.) Coville | |
Phacelia villosa Phil. | |
Habitat | scree |
Altitude | 0-5000m |
Description | leaves pinnate, 3-10cm, segments ovate to lanceolate, densely appressed silvery hirsute, flowers 4-7mm long, tubular-campanulate, in compact, scorpioid, branched cyme |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | lavender-blue, lilac |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Mexico (Mexico Northeast , Mexico Northwest ) Southern America Western South America (Bolivia , Peru ) Southern South America (Argentina Northeast , Argentina South , Argentina Northwest , Chile Central , Chile North , Chile South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BORAGINACEAE
secunda pinnata (Vahl) Deginani, Darwiniana 24: 431 (1982)
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