Hydrophyllaceae

Shade phacelia

Phacelia nemoralis Greene

Family: Hydrophyllaceae
Genus: Phacelia

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Shade phacelia (Phacelia nemoralis) — FlowerPhoto: Tom Erler, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: جمية غابية
English: Shade phacelia

Synonyms

Phacelia nemoralis subsp. nemoralis

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 131 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Tom Erler, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: joergmlpts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Felicia Gershberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Genevieve K. Walden, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ed Alverson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tom Erler, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Michele Karmartsang, 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.