Hydrophyllaceae

Wild canterbury bells

Phacelia minor (Harv.) Thell.

Family: Hydrophyllaceae
Genus: Phacelia

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Wild canterbury bells (Phacelia minor) — FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Arabic: جمية صغيرة
arz: جميه صغيره
English: Wild canterbury bells
Swedish: Trattfacelia

Synonyms

Phacelia whitlavia A.Gray
Phacelia whitlavia f. minor (Harv.) Brand
Whitlavia gloxinioides J.Hill Dicks.
Whitlavia grandiflora Harv.
Whitlavia minor Harv.

Flowers

In flower: February to May (from 2,496 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: David Rankin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Lightning Star Sky / Skyler Noah Wall, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: joedecruyenaere, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Cowles, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Vasily Reinkymov, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Marcus Tamura, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Cowles, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Cowles, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: David Rankin, CC BY 4.0, 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.