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Phacelia franklinii (R. Br.) A. Gray
Franklin's phacelia
Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Distribution of Phacelia franklinii
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Species Information

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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Habitat / Range

Dry to mesic gravelly sites, roadsides, burns, and disturbed areas in the montane zone; infrequent in C and NE BC; N to AK, YT and NT, E to ON and S to MI, MN, ID and WY.

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)

Site Information	Value / Class
Site Information	Minimum	Average	Maximum
Elevation (metres)	2193	2193	2193
Slope Gradient (%)	65	65	65
Aspect (degrees) [0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]	155	155	155
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric]	3	3	3
Modal Nutrient Regime Class	C
Number 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 2020

Climate

The climate type for this species, as reported in the: "British Columbia plant species codes and selected attributes. Version 6 Database" (Meidinger et al. 2008), is not evaluated, unknown or variable.

Status Information

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Native	S3S5	Yellow	Not Listed

BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer, the authoritative source for conservation information in British Columbia.

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Genetic information (NCBI Taxonomy Database)
International Plant Names Index
Taxonomic Information from the World Flora Online
Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Additional Range and Status Information Links

Burke Museum of Natural History (Washington State records)
CalFlora
Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria records
Jepson Interchange
NatureServe Explorer
USDA

Additional Photo Sources

UBC Herbarium Scanned Collection Record
Images From CalPhoto
UT Austin's Native Plant Database
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General References

Google Scholar Search
Family References
General Botanical References for BC

Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2024-05-05 2:54:57 AM ]

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