Phacelia leptosepala Rydb.
narrow-sepaled phacelia (narrowsepal phacelia)
Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
narrow-sepaled phacelia (narrowsepal phacelia)
Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Photograph
© Eileen Brown (Photo ID #20115)
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a branched stem-base and a stout taproot; stems ascending, several, 15-50 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves tufted, broadly lanceolate often with a pair of lateral lobes at the base, stalked, 5-10 cm long, hairy and bristly; stem leaves similar, alternate, progressively reduced, becoming unstalked.
Flowers:
Inflorescence a several-coiled, 1-sided, short, compact cluster; corollas whitish to lavender or dull purple, 4-7 mm long and wide; calyces hairy, the lobes linear; stamens strongly exserted and hairy near the middle.
Fruits:
Capsules, 2-chambered; seeds 1-3, pitted, 1.5-2.5 mm long.
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 leptosepala
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 |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1410 | 303 | 2220 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
31 | 0 | 50 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
200 | 176 | 225 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
3 | 3 | 4 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
3 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ESSF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
CWH(1), ESSF(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Mesic to dry meadows, rocky slopes, and forest openings in the lowland to montane zones; frequent in SW BC, rare eastward; S to ID, MT and NE OR.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Phacelia hastata var. leptosepala (Rydb.) Cronquist