Species

Phacelia bolanderi (Bolander’s phacelia)

Phacelia bolanderi. Photo: (c) James Gaither, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

Phacelia bolanderi is a species of flowering plant known by several common names, including Bolander’s phacelia, Bolander’s scorpionweed, blue-flowered grape-leaf, and caterpillar flower. The plant is native to Oregon and coastal northern California. It was named for the California botanist Henry Nicholas Bolander.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
        Order: Boraginales (Borages)
        Family: Boraginaceae (Borage family)
        Subfamily: Hydrophylloideae (Baby blue eyes, phacelias, and waterleaves)
        Genus: Phacelia (Scorpionweeds)
        Species: Phacelia bolanderi (Bolander’s phacelia)

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