Purpus' Phacelia (Phacelia purpusii)

Purpus' Phacelia, a reference photo — Photo: Dean Wm. Taylor · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Phacelia purpusii is a species of phacelia known by the common name Purpus' phacelia, that is endemic to California where it can be found in forests and other habitats within Sierra Nevada or further north in the southernmost portion of the Cascades and adjacent Modoc Plateau.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Purpus' Phacelia being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Phacelia mohavensis
Phacelia grisea
Phacelia stebbinsii

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Phacelia
Species: Phacelia purpusii

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