Hydrophyllaceae
Star phacelia
Phacelia stellaris
- Family
- Hydrophyllaceae
- Genus
- Phacelia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Star phacelia
Synonyms
- Phacelia douglasii var. cryptantha Brand
Flowers
- In flower
- March (from 26 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Nancy Ferguson, USFWS, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sula Vanderplank, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: USFWS Pacific Southwest , Nancy Ferguson, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: harrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: sdash, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: harrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: sdash, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Madeleine Claire, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Luc Lagarde, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Madeleine Claire, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: harrier, 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.