Phacelia imbricata var. imbricata

Family: Hydrophyllaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Phacelia imbricata is a California native perennial found in the North Coast Ranges, Sierra Nevada, Central Valley, Central West Coast, Southern California Coast, and Transverse Ranges on slopes, roadsides, flats, and in chaparral and woodland habitats at elevations of 50 to 2,300 meters. Flowering from April to August, this plant produces white to pale lavender flowers in open, panicle-like clusters with delicate, narrowly ovate calyx lobes. Growing with ascending to erect stems that are distinctively aromatic, it reaches heights typical of woodland understory plants. Its finely divided leaves feature 7 to 15 segments, creating a lacy, intricate foliage pattern. The plant's glandular flower structures and aromatic stems make it a distinctive member of its chaparral and woodland communities.

Habitat: Slopes, roadsides, flats, canyons, chaparral, woodland

Bloom period: Apr-Aug

Elevation: 50-2300 m

Bioregions: NCoR, SN, GV, CW, SCo, TR.

California counties: Kern, Yolo, Santa Barbara, Alameda, Tuolumne, Lake, Calaveras, Napa, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, Santa Clara, Glenn, San Mateo, Ventura, San Diego, Fresno, Los Angeles, Sonoma

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.