Hydrophyllaceae
Oceanblue phacelia
Phacelia ranunculacea
- Family
- Hydrophyllaceae
- Genus
- Phacelia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Oceanblue phacelia
Synonyms
- Ellisia ranunculacea Nutt.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April (from 45 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Gordon C. Snelling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mason Brock, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Evan Barker, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Melissa McMasters from Memphis, TN, United States, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Melissa McMasters from Memphis, TN, United States, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dominic, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: rainbowkitten, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nizar Jibrin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Gordon C. Snelling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mason Brock, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ryan Sorrells, 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.