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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Phacelia maculata
FAMILY
Hydrophyllaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Spotted Phacelia at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phacelia maculata
FAMILY
Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 160-05-003:
Phacelia maculata
FAMILY
Hydrophyllaceae
COMMON NAME:
Spotted Phacelia, Flatrock Phacelia
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JK Marlow jkm080428_005c
April Pickens County SC
Sepals have prominent bristles at their margins, per Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops.
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JK Marlow jkm080428_005d
April Pickens County SC
The dark lavender flowers have 10 dark petal spots, per Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops.
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JK Marlow jkm130425_762764
April Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm200425_4201
April Greenville County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Stems hairy, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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JK Marlow jkm200425_4281
April Greenville County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm200425_4282
April Greenville County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm200425_4327
April Greenville County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm200428_4346
April Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm200508_4706
May Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Coiled terminal flower cluster straightens and elongates as flowers mature, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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JK Marlow jkm200508_4759
May Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
White!
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May Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Erect or sometimes sprawling herb, 4-16" tall; leaves pinnately divided, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Phacelia maculata
FAMILY
Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phacelia maculata
FAMILY
Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 160-05-003:
Phacelia maculata
FAMILY
Hydrophyllaceae
1052
Forb
Annual
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Uncommon in Piedmont of GA & SC, rare in NC, rare in SC Mountains, endemic
Look for it in bottomlands, granitic flatrocks, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Simple: Pinnately divided
Basal & alternate (reduced upward)
FLOWER:
Spring
Blue/White
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-parted calyx
5-lobed campanulate corolla
5 weakly exserted stamens, fused to corolla
Superior ovary
Inflorescence a helicoid cyme
FRUIT:
Spring
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p171
- Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops p37
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p076
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p135