Hydrophyllaceae
Miami mist
Phacelia purshii
- Family
- Hydrophyllaceae
- Genus
- Phacelia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Miami mist
Synonyms
- Cosmanthus purshii Alph.Wood
- Phacelia bicknellii Small
- Phacelia boykinii (A.Gray) Small
- Phacelia fimbriata var. boykinii A.Gray
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 3,485 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Terri Koontz, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Terri Koontz, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Allan Harris, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Carla Hall, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Terri Koontz, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Amy Schnebelin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: William D. Leodinh, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jacob Swain, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Virginia Marshall, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Jean Fox, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Margaret Rogers, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.