Boraginaceae
Phacelia

Phacelia distans Benth.

First published in Bot. Voy. Sulphur: 36 (1844)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. U.S.A. to N. Mexico. It grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, California, Massachusetts, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Nevada, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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?
May 2, 2014 Baker, C.F. [2806] United States K000662555 Yes
Hinds, R.B. [s.n.] United States K001070990 Unknown Type Material Yes
Abrams, L. [3560] United States K000662553 Type Yes
May 1, 2014 Orcutt, C.R. [s.n.] Mexico Phacelia umbrosa K000612642 Isolectotype Yes
May 2, 2014 Greene, E.L. [s.n.] United States Phacelia leptostachya K000662552 Isotype Yes
May 2, 2014 Trask, B. [82] United States Phacelia cinerea K000662551 Isotype 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images