E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of BC

Phacelia ramosissima Douglas ex Lehm.
Branched Phacelia (branching phacelia)
Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

General:
Perennial herb from a branched stem-base and a taproot; stems numerous, simple or branched, prostrate to weakly ascending, glandular-hairy, 0.5-1.5 m long.

Leaves:
Basal leaves, if any, soon deciduous; stem leaves alternate, oblanceolate in outline, 10-20 cm long, 3-10 cm wide, pinnatifid, the lobes cleft and again toothed, stalked, glandular-hairy, odoriferous.

Flowers:
Inflorescence a coiled, 1-sided, dense, terminal cluster; corollas lavender, pale cream or sometimes white, 5-8 mm long, glabrous within; calyces hairy, the lobes linear; stamens strongly exserted, glabrous.

Fruits:
Capsules; seeds 2-4, pitted, ridged, 2-3 mm long.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Native	S2	Red	E (May 2005)

BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer.

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