Phacelia franklinii (R. Br.) A. Gray
Franklin's phacelia
Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Franklin's phacelia
Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Annual or biennial herb from a taproot; stems usually erect, solitary or main stem surrounded by several lesser stems, hairy with many of the hairs swollen and glandular at the base, 12-60 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves few, soon deciduous; stem leaves alternate, once to twice pinnately lobed, 1.5-9 cm long, 0.5-5 cm wide, gradually reduced upwards, coarsely spreading-hairy.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of scattered flowers in coiled clusters at ends of branches; corollas bell-shaped, purplish, glabrous within, hairy outside, 6-9 mm long, 8-12 mm wide; calyces hairy, the lobes linear; stamens slightly exserted, if at all, hairy.
Fruits:
Capsules 6-10 mm long; seeds oval, pitted.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Phacelia franklinii
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
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|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
2193 | 2193 | 2193 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
65 | 65 | 65 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
155 | 155 | 155 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
3 | 3 | 3 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
1 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ESSF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
ESSF(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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