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Branching Phacelia
( Phacelia ramosissima )
Phacelia ramosissima
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About Branching Phacelia (Phacelia ramosissima)
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Phacelia ramosissima
is a species in the Boraginaceae (Borage) family known by the common name Branching Phacelia. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to the southwestern United States, where it can be found in many types of habitats. It is variable in appearance, and there are many intergrading Varieties: In general it is a spreading or sprawling prostrate or upright perennial herb which may approach 1.5 meters in stem length. It is hairless to densely hairy, and some people detect an unpleasant odor from the glandular hairs. The leaves are 4 to 20 centimeters long and most are divided into several toothed or lobed leaflets. The flower cluster is a one-sided curving or coiling cyme of funnel- or bell-shaped flowers. Each flower is under a centimeter long and white to lavender in color with protruding stamens.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Annual herb, Perennial herb
Size
1 - 4 ft tall
1.5 ft wide
Form
Spreading
Dormancy
Summer Deciduous
Fragrance
Fragrant - Unpleasant
Flower Color
Lavender, White
Flowering Season
Spring, Summer
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 9
likely
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Bilobed Looper Moth
Megalographa biloba
Megalographa biloba
*
Geranium Plume Moth
Amblyptilia pica
Amblyptilia pica
*
Orange Tortrix Moth
Argyrotaenia franciscana
Argyrotaenia franciscana
*
Oso Flaco Flightless Moth
Areniscythris brachypteris
Areniscythris brachypteris
*
Clepsis fucana
Clepsis fucana
*
Annaphila ida
Annaphila ida
*
Ethmia brevistriga
Ethmia brevistriga
Landscaping Information
Sun
Part Shade
Moisture
Low
Nurseries
Carried by 6
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to -10° F
Soil Drainage
Fast, Standing
Soil Description
Prefers sand or sandstone. Soil PH: 4.0 - 8.0
Common uses
Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens
Companion Plants
Due to its wide distribution, it can be used with virtually any coastal, chaparral, sage scrub, or woodland plants
Sunset Zones
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14, 15*, 16*, 17*, 22, 23, 24*
Natural Setting
Site Type
Found in various settings including dunes, edges of salt marshes, coastal bluffs, canyons, washes, flats, meadows, and conifer forests
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 3.4" - 76.8", Summer Precipitation: 0.15" - 3.48", Coldest Month: 23.5" - 61.5", Hottest Month: 45.8" - 88.0", Humidity: 0.41" - 41.64", Elevation: -228" - 10581"
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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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