Hydrophyllaceae
Distant phacelia
Phacelia distans
- Family
- Hydrophyllaceae
- Genus
- Phacelia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Distant phacelia, Colorado Desert phacelia
Synonyms
- Phacelia leptostachya Greene
- Phacelia scabrella Greene
- Phacelia umbrosa Greene
Flowers
- In flower
- February to April (from 6,640 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jim Morefield, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Aaron H, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Justin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: teamwoods, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: David~O, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: David~O, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Adorabutton, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: mel letterman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eugene Eric Kim, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.