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Phacelia ramosissima

Branching Phacelia

Life form2, 3: forb, perennial
Habitat: mountains, canyons
leaf presence3: leaves usually present
leaf arrangement3: alternate
leaf format3: simple
leaf surface3: glandular hairy
leaf margin3: bipinnatifid
Flower color2: white or whitish or blue or violet or indigo
Flowering period2: Mar. to May
Armament2, 3: spineless
Family1, 2, 3: Boraginaceae (borage family)
Conserved or Obsolete Family1: Hydrophyllaceae (waterleaf family)
Synonym(s)1: Phacelia ramosissima v.latifolia
Status: rare
Location where collected or observed:
      Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

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