Hydrophyllaceae
Lacy phacelia
Phacelia tanacetifolia
- Family
- Hydrophyllaceae
- Genus
- Phacelia
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Common names
By language (23)
- arz
- فاسيليا تاناسيتيفوليا
- Belarusian
- Фацэлія піжмалістая
- Chinese
- 菊蒿叶沙铃花, 蓝翅草
- Czech
- Svazenka vratičolistá
- Danish
- Almindelig Honningurt
- Dutch
- Phacelia, Bijenvoer, Facelia
- English
- Lacy phacelia, Phacelia, Purple tansy
- Esperanto
- Tanacetfolia facelio
- Estonian
- Harilik keerispea
- Finnish
- Aitohunajakukka, Hunajakukka
- French
- Phacélie à feuilles de tanaisie, Phacélie, Facélie, Phacelie a feuilles de tanaisie
- German
- Rainfarn-Phazelie, Büschelschön
- hsb
- Wróćicowa pčólnička
- Hungarian
- Mézontófű, Facélia, Hernyóvirág, Méhvirág, Varádicslevelű mézontófű
- Lithuanian
- Bitinė facelija
- Macedonian
- Вратиколисна фацелија
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Vanlig honningurt
- Polish
- Facelia błękitna
- Russian
- Фацелия пижмолистная
- Slovak
- Facélia vratičolistá
- Swedish
- Honungsfacelia, Honungsört
- Turkish
- Arı otu
- Welsh
- Ffaselia
Synonyms
- Phacelia commixta Greene
- Phacelia tanacetifolia var. pseudodistans (Benth.) Brand
- Phacelia tripinnata Fisch., C.A.Mey. & Avé-Lall.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to July, October (from 1,329 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- blue (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Pavel Komkov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jon Sullivan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Neal Kelso, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Aaron H, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Copyright by Curtis Clark, licensed as noted, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Muki Haklay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.