Phacelia fimbriata Michx.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Hydrophyllaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Phacelia fimbriata Michx.

  • Description

    Species Description - Much like no. 3 [Phacelia purshii Buckley]; stem sparsely spreading-hirsute, becoming hirtellous in the infl and there often with scattered longer hairs as well; lvs avg smaller, the lobes broadly acute to obtuse, sparsely strigose on the upper surface, often glabrate beneath; cor white, seldom tinged with blue or lavender; seeds 3–3.5 mm; 2n=18. Mt. woods; sw. Va. to N.C. and Tenn. May, June.

  • Common Names

    Blue-Ridge phacelia