Violet Wildflower
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Name: Phacelia
crenulata Common Name: Cleftleaf Wildheliotrope, Scorpionweed, Scalloped Phacelia Flower Color: Purple to violet-blue Plant Type: Herb, Annual Height: To 18 inches (46 cm) tall Date Observed: March 22, 2004 & March 24, 2004 Notes: The 5-lobed, 1/2 inch (1.3 cm) wide flowers are in hairy, terminal coils. It has undivided, rounded to elongated, lobed or scalloped leaves unlike P. distans with its divided leaves. The crushed leaves smell like onions. The stems are reddish, hairy, and sticky. |
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