| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Phacelia sericea (Graham) A.Gray |
| Synonyms | Eutoca sericea Graham |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
| Description | silvery hirsute, basal leaves pinnatilobate, segments entire or dentate, leaves in outline oval or oblong, flowers in compact cyme, to 15cm long |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | bluish purple, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Subarctic America (Alaska ) Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Washington , Wyoming ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | BORAGINACEAE
sericea ciliosa Rydb., Bull. Torr. Bot. Club 31: 636 (1905)
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