Phacelia gilioides

Classification	Dicots
Family	Boraginaceae
Family (Traditional)	Hydrophyllaceae
Genus	Phacelia
Species:	Phacelia gilioides Brand
Common Name	Brands Phacelia
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Dissection: 1; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: dentate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Margins: lobed; Leaflet Number: 0; Leaflet Number: 2; Leaflet Number: 3; Leaflet Number: 4; Leaflet Number: 5; Leaflet Number: 6; Leaflet Number: 7; Leaflet Number: 8; Leaflet Number: 9; Base Flower Color: Blue; Base Flower Color: Purple; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	6
Status	Native; KY[SNR] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Cannon (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, MTSU, TENN, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1980 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0182287	Cannon	Tennessee			TENN Phacelia gilioides
TENN-V-0182288	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Phacelia gilioides
BRIT446933	Cannon	Tennessee	29 Apr 2016	Milo Pyne 2016-005	VDB Phacelia gilioides
APSC0021549	Cannon	Tennessee			APSC Phacelia gilioides
MTSU018794	Cannon	Tennessee	21 Apr 1980	J. Morgan Cummings 25	MTSU Phacelia gilioides
MTSU018796	Rutherford	Tennessee	18 Apr 1980	Mary E. Reeder 3	MTSU Phacelia gilioides
APSC0070147	Cannon	Tennessee			APSC Phacelia gilioides
TENN-V-0244049	Cannon	Tennessee			TENN Phacelia gilioides
MTSU018795	Cannon	Tennessee	20 Apr 1983	Jean Reddick 39	MTSU Phacelia gilioides

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Phacelia gilioides

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