Boraginaceae
Phacelia

Phacelia heterophylla Pursh

First published in Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 140 (1813)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NW. & W. Central U.S.A. to Mexico. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Larson, J., Reif, B., Nelson, B.E. & Hartman, R.L. (2014). Floristic studies in North Central New Mexico, U.S.A. the Sange de Cristo mountains. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 8: 271-303.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
  • Larson, J., Reif, B., Nelson, B.E. & Hartman, R.L. (2014). Floristic studies in North Central New Mexico, U.S.A. the Sange de Cristo mountains. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 8: 271-303.
  • USDA, NRCS ( 2021-continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 30, 2014 Kirkwood, J.E.; Severy, J.W. [1598] United States K000662531 Yes
Baker, C.F.; Earle, F.S.; Tracy, S.M. [308] United States K005447216 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K005447231 Yes
Thompson, J.W. [4760] United States K005447226 Yes
Constance, L.; Beetle, A.A. [2729] United States K005447204 Yes
Whited [641] United States K005447228 Yes
Baker, C.F. [548] United States K005447214 Yes
Fendler, A. [642] United States K005447211 Yes
Nelson, A.; Nelson, R. [1859] United States K005447221 Yes
Whited [53] United States K005447232 Yes
Culbertson, J.D. [4200 K001070970 Unknown Type Material No
Blumer, J.C. [s.n.] United States K005447222 Yes
Metcalfe, O.B. [s.n.] United States K005447212 Yes
MacDougal, D.T. [254] United States K005447209 Yes
Nelson, A.; Nelson, R. [2025] United States K005447220 Yes
Suksdorf, W. [8888] United States K005447224 Yes
Constance, L.; Beetle, A.A.; Ownbey, F.M. [2733] United States K005447203 Yes
Geyer, C.A. [413] United States K005447206 Yes
Parker, K.F.; McClintock, E.; Robbins, G.T. [6212] United States K005447217 Yes
Geyer, C.A. [413] United States K005447202 Yes
Constance, L.; Beetle, A.A. [2722] United States K005447229 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005447230 Yes
Baker, C.F. [401] United States K005447215 Yes
Leiberg, J.B. [208] United States K005447225 Yes
Wooton, E.O. [s.n.] United States K005447213 Yes
Fendler, A. [642] United States K005447207 Yes
Constance, L. [s.n.] United States K005447208 Yes
Leiberg, J.B. [2548] United States K005447227 Yes
Hitchcock, C.L. [[1703]] United States K005447210 Yes
Gould, F.W. [3668] United States K005447223 Yes
Leiberg, J.B. [[1659]] United States K005447205 Yes
Sandberg, J.H.; MacDougal, D.T.; Heller, A.A. [174] United States K005447201 Yes
Blumer, J.C. [s.n.] United States K005447218 Yes
Fulton, H.J. [9658] United States K005447219 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0