Phacelia purshii: Flower Description
Five delicate, fringed blue petals
Plant Profile: Phacelia purshii
Taxonomy: Phacelia purshiiNames
Miami Mist, Scorpionweed
Phonetic Spelling:fa-SEE-lee-uh PUR-shee-eye
Genus:Phacelia
Species:purshii
Family:Boraginaceae
Ecological Importance: The genus Phacelia provides essential support for specific bee species, including Andrena (Micrandrena) lamelliterga, Andrena (Euandrena) phaceliae, and Hoplitis (Robertsonella) simplex.
Habitat: Lush forests and open fields
Phacelia purshii Feature Summary
Phacelia purshii Image Gallery
Tags
#wildlife plant
#nectar plant
#specialized bees
#pollinator plant
#bee friendly
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Phacelia purshii Feature Summary
Flowers
Five delicate, fringed blue petals
Blue
Spring
Summer
4-5 petals/rays
Leaves
Whole Plant Traits
Wildflower
Stem
Landscape
Pollinators
Specialized Bees
Phacelia purshii Image Gallery
Phacelia purshii Flowers
Phacelia purshii: Flower Color
Blue
Phacelia purshii: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Phacelia purshii: Flower Petals
2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals
Phacelia purshii Leaves
Phacelia purshii: Leaf Description
Pinnately cleft leaves
Phacelia purshii: Leaf Color
Green
Phacelia purshii: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Phacelia purshii Whole Plant Traits
Phacelia purshii: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Phacelia purshii Stem
Phacelia purshii: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Phacelia purshii Landscape
Phacelia purshii: Attracts
Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees
