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Phacelia
Also called Scorpion Weed, Phacelias, Scorpionweeds
Phacelia is a genus of about 200 mostly annual and some perennial herbs native to North and South America, with the widely grown garden and honey plants being mainly annual species such as lacy phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia). They are grown for their showy blue-purple flowers, which attract bees.
Phacelia (phacelia, scorpionweed, heliotrope) is a genus of about 200 species of annual or perennial herbaceous plants in the family Hydrophyllaceae, native to North and South America. California is particularly rich in species with over 90 recorded in the region.
The genus includes both annual and perennial species. Many have been cultivated as garden and honey plants.
California phacelia · Desertbells · Wild canterbury bells · Lacy phacelia
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