Hydrophyllaceae
Yellow phacelia
Phacelia lutea
- Family
- Hydrophyllaceae
- Genus
- Phacelia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Yellow phacelia
Synonyms
- Emmenanthe lutea (Hook. & Arn.) A.Gray
- Eutoca lutea Hook. & Arn.
- Miltitzia lutea (Hook. & Arn.) A.DC.
- Miltitzia lutea var. scopulina Brand
- Phacelia lutea var. lutea
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Mary Winter, CC0, 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.