Phacelia fimbriata

Classification	Dicots
Family	Boraginaceae
Family (Traditional)	Hydrophyllaceae
Genus	Phacelia
Species:	Phacelia fimbriata Michx.
Common Name	Fringed 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: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; 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 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; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	8
Status	Native; TN[S3] (State Rank); G4 (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: Bedford (TN), Blount (TN), Cannon (TN), Carter (TN), Coffee (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Franklin (TN), Jackson (TN), Knox (TN), Rutherford (TN), Sevier (TN), Sumner (TN), Trousdale (TN), Unicoi (TN), Washington (TN), Williamson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MTSU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1982 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31973000014206	Sevier	Tennessee			KNK Phacelia fimbriata
HTTU013467	DeKalb	Tennessee			HTTU Phacelia fimbriata
HTTU013448	Jackson	Tennessee			HTTU Phacelia fimbriata
MTSU018783	Rutherford	Tennessee	09 Apr 1986	Danny L. Bryan 49	MTSU Phacelia fimbriata
MTSU018768	Rutherford	Tennessee	15 Apr 2002	Leigh Wells 34	MTSU Phacelia fimbriata
MTSU018782	Trousdale	Tennessee	23 Mar 1990	Stephanie Wallace 17	MTSU Phacelia fimbriata
TENN-V-0182285	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Phacelia fimbriata
HTTU029580	DeKalb	Tennessee			HTTU Phacelia fimbriata
MTSU018790	Davidson	Tennessee	24 Apr 1986	Bill Mastalerz 4	MTSU Phacelia fimbriata
TENN-V-0182284	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Phacelia fimbriata
HTTU030494	DeKalb	Tennessee			HTTU Phacelia fimbriata
MTSU018776	Bedford	Tennessee	22 Apr 1995	Kelly M. Skelton 101	MTSU Phacelia fimbriata
MTSU018793	Coffee	Tennessee	23 Apr 1982	John Clowers	MTSU Phacelia fimbriata
UCHT034233		Tennessee			UCHT Phacelia fimbriata
ETSU014070	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Phacelia fimbriata
MTSU018777	Bedford	Tennessee	22 Apr 1995	Dawn Cayll 26	MTSU Phacelia fimbriata
HTTU013446	DeKalb	Tennessee			HTTU Phacelia fimbriata
UCHT024514	Blount	Tennessee			UCHT Phacelia fimbriata
HTTU032933	Jackson	Tennessee			HTTU Phacelia fimbriata
MTSU018771	Rutherford	Tennessee	19 Apr 1999	Lori Bruner 2	MTSU Phacelia fimbriata
MTSU018787	Rutherford	Tennessee	10 Apr 1986	Paula Witner 29	MTSU Phacelia fimbriata
MTSU018767	Sumner	Tennessee	17 Apr 2004	Candice Cude 14	MTSU Phacelia fimbriata
ETSU007189	Carter	Tennessee	07 Apr 2012	Frosty Levy	ETSU Phacelia fimbriata
HTTU032940	Jackson	Tennessee			HTTU Phacelia fimbriata
MTSU018792	Williamson	Tennessee	30 Mar 1986	Chuck Reynolds 3	MTSU Phacelia fimbriata
MTSU018791	Rutherford	Tennessee	30 Mar 1986	Gregory Humphreys 27	MTSU Phacelia fimbriata
MTSU018773	Knox	Tennessee	20 Apr 1997	Lora Carlson 28	MTSU Phacelia fimbriata
MTSU018780	Rutherford	Tennessee	18 Apr 1993	Anne Romeo 9	MTSU Phacelia fimbriata
MTSU018778	Davidson	Tennessee	11 Apr 1995	Melanie Hall 27	MTSU Phacelia fimbriata
MTSU018786	Rutherford	Tennessee	30 Mar 1986	Ronald Owen 27	MTSU Phacelia fimbriata
MTSU018779	Rutherford	Tennessee	20 Apr 1994	Jamie Ellis 12	MTSU Phacelia fimbriata
MTSU018789	Rutherford	Tennessee	28 Apr 1986	Elvis Brandon 37	MTSU Phacelia fimbriata
APSC0095419	DeKalb	Tennessee			APSC Phacelia fimbriata
MTSU018772	Rutherford	Tennessee	25 Apr 1998	Stee Andrews 36	MTSU Phacelia fimbriata
MTSU018769	Williamson	Tennessee	12 Apr 2000	Melanie Messina 33	MTSU Phacelia fimbriata
MTSU018775	Rutherford	Tennessee	03 Apr 1997	Shane Wallace 27	MTSU Phacelia fimbriata
MTSU018788	Rutherford	Tennessee	22 Apr 1988	25	MTSU Phacelia fimbriata
ETSU014075	Washington	Tennessee			ETSU Phacelia fimbriata
ETSU034451	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Phacelia fimbriata
MTSU018784	Cannon	Tennessee	06 Apr 1988	Lisa Wilson	MTSU Phacelia fimbriata
HTTU013464	Jackson	Tennessee			HTTU Phacelia fimbriata
HTTU013447	DeKalb	Tennessee			HTTU Phacelia fimbriata
HTTU030719	DeKalb	Tennessee			HTTU Phacelia fimbriata
MTSU018781	Trousdale	Tennessee	01 Apr 1990	Stephanie Wallace 23	MTSU Phacelia fimbriata
MTSU018770	Franklin	Tennessee	14 Apr 1996	Kim Reed 46	MTSU Phacelia fimbriata
MTSU018785	Rutherford	Tennessee	12 Apr 1988	Darren Hawkins 18	MTSU Phacelia fimbriata
ETSU014072	Unicoi	Tennessee			ETSU Phacelia fimbriata
ETSU034454	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Phacelia fimbriata
HTTU032856	Jackson	Tennessee			HTTU Phacelia fimbriata
ETSU034450	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Phacelia fimbriata
ETSU014073	Unicoi	Tennessee			ETSU Phacelia fimbriata
TENN-V-0182286	Washington	Tennessee			TENN Phacelia fimbriata
MTSU018766	Sumner	Tennessee	24 Apr 2004	Jenny Berry 36	MTSU Phacelia fimbriata
ETSU014074	Unicoi	Tennessee			ETSU Phacelia fimbriata
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	10 May 2017	Frosty Levy	ETSU Phacelia fimbriata
ETSU014071	Unicoi	Tennessee			ETSU Phacelia fimbriata

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Phacelia fimbriata

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