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Sand Dune Phacelia
Phacelia argentea
  
2 Nurseries Carry This Plant

About Sand Dune Phacelia (Phacelia argentea) 2 Nurseries Carry This Plant Phacelia argentea is a rare species of phacelia known by the common names sand dune phacelia and silvery phacelia. It is native to the coastline of southwestern Oregon and far northwestern California, where it was counted at a total of 33 sites in 1995. It is the only Phacelia species endemic to coastal sand dune habitat, an ecosystem which is altered and declining in the area. This is a hairy, fleshy perennial herb growing prostrate or upright to a maximum length near 45 centimeters. The leaves are thick and coated in long, straight, silvery hairs. They are roughly oval, pointed or rounded at the tips, and up to 12 centimeters long. The inflorescence is an array of one-sided coiling cymes of many bell-shaped flowers each about half a centimeter long. The flower is white or cream with whiskery protruding stamens.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Annual herb, Perennial herb

Size
Size
0.33 - 1.5 ft tall

Flower Color
Flower Color
White

Wildlife Supported
 


 
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Argyrotaenia franciscana Image
Orange Tortrix Moth Argyrotaenia franciscanaArgyrotaenia franciscana

Landscaping Information
Nurseries
Nurseries
Carried by 2

Common uses
Common uses
Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens

Natural Setting
Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 59.0" - 75.2", Summer Precipitation: 1.85" - 2.83", Coldest Month: 46.0" - 47.0", Hottest Month: 56.8" - 60.9", Humidity: 0.43" - 7.86", Elevation: 5" - 175"

Alternative Names
Common Names: Sanddune Phacelia, Silvery Phacelia


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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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