| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Phacelia sericea (Graham) A.Gray |
| Bibliography | Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2. 34: 254 (1862) |
| Native Range | Alaska to wc. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1100-2300m |
| Description | silvery hirsute, basal leaves pinnatilobate, segments entire or dentate, leaves in outline oval or oblong, flowers in compact cyme, to 15cm long |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | bluish purple, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring and early fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Eutoca pulchella Lehm. Eutoca sericea Graham Phacelia sericea var. caespitosa Brand Phacelia sericea ssp. eusericea Brand Phacelia sericea var. nelsonii Brand |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska) 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |
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