Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Phacelia procera is a species of phacelia known by the common name tall phacelia. It is native to the northwestern United States as far south as the Sierra Nevada, where it grows in mountainous habitat, such as forests, meadows, and talus. It is a perennial herb producing an erect stem from a taproot, reaching a maximum height around two meters. It is hairy in texture, some of the hairs black and glandular. The lance-shaped or oval leaves are up to 12 centimeters long and toothed or lobed along the edges.

Plant type

Annual herb, Perennial herb

Size

2 - 7 ft Tall

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Color

Cream

Plant communities

Red Fir Forest, Wetland-Riparian, Yellow Pine Forest

Bees
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 1 likely

Confirmed Likely

Bilobed Looper Moth

Megalographa biloba