Hydrophyllaceae

Davidson's phacelia

Phacelia davidsonii A.Gray

Family: Hydrophyllaceae
Genus: Phacelia

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Davidson's phacelia (Phacelia davidsonii) — FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Davidson's phacelia

Synonyms

Phacelia aldersonii Greene
Phacelia nemophiloides Greene

Flowers

In flower: April to June (from 112 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kate Harper, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: paulexcoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michele Jones, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Genevieve K. Walden, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daniel S., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Heyman, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Jesse Rorabaugh, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mark Valen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Jodhan Fine, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.