Phacelia viscida var. viscida

Sticky phacelia

Family: Hydrophyllaceae · Type: annual · Native

Sticky phacelia is a California native annual found in southern coastal California, including Santa Catalina, Anacapa, Santa Cruz, and Santa Rosa islands, in coastal-sage scrub and chaparral at elevations below 1,600 meters. Flowering from March to June, this plant produces flowers with pale lavender to bright blue lobes and a white or purple throat, forming a rotate corolla 15 to 25 millimeters in diameter. Growing with stems 20 to 100 centimeters tall, it has a distinctive appearance with blue filaments and a style 5 to 16 millimeters long. Its leaves are characteristic of the species, contributing to its overall delicate and vibrant presence in coastal habitats. The plant's name reflects its sticky nature, which helps distinguish it in the diverse coastal ecosystems of California.

Habitat: Exposed, +- moist areas, coastal-sage scrub, chaparral

Bloom period: Mar-Jun

Elevation: < 1600 m

Bioregions: s CCo, SCoRO, SCo, ChI (Santa Catalina, Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa islands), WTR

California counties: Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, San Diego, Monterey, Los Angeles

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