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Phacelia cicutaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Boraginales
Family:	Boraginaceae
Genus:	Phacelia
Species:	P. cicutaria
Binomial name
	Phacelia cicutaria; Greene
Subspecies
	P. cicutaria var. cicutaria; P. cicutaria var. hispida (Gray) J.T. Howell; P. cicutaria var. hubbyi

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Phacelia cicutaria, with the common names caterpillar phacelia or caterpillar scorpionweed, is an annual species of Phacelia.

It is native to California, southern Nevada, and Baja California. It grows mainly in chaparral habitats, frequently in burnt areas^[1] or on rocky slopes.

Description

Phacelia cicutaria is an upright annual shrub growing up to 0.6 m (2') high. Its foliage is deeply lobed, 2–15 cm (1-6") long, with spiked segments.^[2]

The flower buds are held in tight, hairy coils which uncoil as the flowers open one by one. The flowering stems' resemblance of caterpillars lends this plant its common name. Flowers appear between March and May and are dirty-white to pale lavender in color.

Cultivation

Phacelia cicutaria is cultivated as an ornamental plant, in native plant and wildlife gardens, and for natural landscaping designs and habitat restoration projects. Its drought tolerance makes it well suited for water conserving gardens.

It can be propagated by seed, germination of which may be stimulated with aqueous extracts of charred wood, or the charred wood itself.^[3]

References

^ Dale 1986, pg. 124
^ Jepson Manual 1993
^ Baskin 2002

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[1] Dale 1986, pg. 124

[2] Jepson Manual 1993

[3] Baskin 2002

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+{{short description|Species of plant}}
-{{taxobox
+{{speciesbox
-|name = Caterpillar Phacelia
-|image = Phacelia_cicutaria_ne.jpg
+|image = Phacelia cicutaria 001.jpg
+|genus = Phacelia
-|regnum = [[Plantae]]
+|species = cicutaria
-|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
+|authority = [[Edward Lee Greene|Greene]]
-|unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]]
-|unranked_ordo = [[Asterids]]
-|ordo = (unplaced)
-|familia = [[Boraginaceae]]
-|genus = ''[[Phacelia]]''
-|species = '''''P. cicutaria'''''
-|binomial = ''Phacelia cicutaria''
-|binomial_authority = [[Edward Lee Greene|Greene]]
 |subdivision_ranks = Subspecies
 |subdivision = ''P. cicutaria'' var. ''cicutaria''<br>
 ''P. cicutaria'' var. ''hispida'' (Gray) J.T. Howell<br>
 ''P. cicutaria'' var. ''hubbyi''
-|}}
+}}
-'''''Phacelia cicutaria''''' ('''Caterpillar Phacelia''' or '''Caterpillar Scorpionweed''') is an [[Annual plant|annual]] [[species]] of ''[[Phacelia]]'' native to [[California]] and southern [[Nevada]]. It grows mainly in [[chaparral]], frequently in burnt areas<ref>Dale 1986, pg. 124</ref> or on rocky slopes.
+'''''Phacelia cicutaria''''', with the common names '''caterpillar phacelia''' or '''caterpillar scorpionweed''', is an [[Annual plant|annual]] [[species]] of ''[[Phacelia]]''.
+It is native to [[California]], southern [[Nevada]], and [[Baja California]]. It grows mainly in [[chaparral]] [[habitat]]s, frequently in burnt areas<ref>Dale 1986, pg. 124</ref> or on rocky slopes.
-===Habit===
-''Phacelia cicutaria'' is an upright annual shrub growing up to than 0.6 m (2') high. Its foliage is deeply lobed, 2-15 cm. (1-6") long, with spiked segments<ref>''[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?4518,4587,4604|The Jepson Manual 1993]''</ref>. The flower buds are held in tight, hairy coils which uncoil as the flowers open one by one. The flowering stems' resemblance of [[caterpillar]]s lends this plant its common name. Flowers appear Mar-May and are dirty-white to pale lavender in color.
-===Cultivation===
+==Description==
+''Phacelia cicutaria'' is an upright annual shrub growing up to 0.6&nbsp;m (2') high. Its foliage is deeply lobed, 2–15&nbsp;cm (1-6") long, with spiked segments.<ref>''[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?4518,4587,4604|The Jepson Manual 1993]''</ref>
-''Phacelia cicutaria'' is drought tolerant, making it ideal for [[xeriscaping]]. It can be propagated by seed, germination of which may be stimulated with aqueous extracts of charred wood, or the charred wood itself.<ref>Baskin 2002</ref>
+The flower buds are held in tight, hairy coils which uncoil as the flowers open one by one. The flowering stems' resemblance of [[caterpillar]]s lends this plant its common name. Flowers appear between March and May and are dirty-white to pale lavender in color.
-==Notes==
-{{reflist}}
+[[File:Phacelia cicutaria 002.jpg|thumb|left|310px|Closeup of flower.]]
+==Cultivation==
+''Phacelia cicutaria'' is cultivated as an [[ornamental plant]], in [[native plant]] and [[wildlife garden]]s, and for [[natural landscaping]] designs and [[habitat restoration]] projects. Its drought tolerance makes it well suited for [[xeriscaping|water conserving gardens]].
+It can be propagated by seed, germination of which may be stimulated with aqueous extracts of charred wood, or the charred wood itself.<ref>Baskin 2002</ref>
 ==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-# Dale, Nancy; ''Flowering Plants of the Santa Monica Mountains'', Capra Press, 1986
-# Baskin, Carol C.; Baskin, Jerry M. 2002. [http://www.nativeplantnetwork.org/network/view.asp?protocol_id=2100 ''Propagation protocol for production of container Phacelia cicutaria Greene plants'']
+===Further reading===
-# [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?4518,4587,4604|The Jepson Manual, University of California, 1993]
+*Dale, Nancy; ''Flowering Plants of the Santa Monica Mountains'', Capra Press, 1986
+*Baskin, Carol C.; Baskin, Jerry M. 2002. [https://web.archive.org/web/20050816042053/http://www.nativeplantnetwork.org/network/view.asp?protocol_id=2100 ''Propagation protocol for production of container Phacelia cicutaria Greene plants'']
 ==External links==
+{{Commons category|Phacelia cicutaria}}
-*[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?4518,4587,4604 Jepson Manual Treatment]
+*[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?4518,4587,4604 Jepson Manual Treatment — ''Phacelia cicutaria'']
+*[http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=6298 Calflora database: ''Phacelia cicutaria'']
+*[http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Phacelia+cicutaria  ''Phacelia cicutaria'' — U.C. Photo gallery]
+{{Taxonbar|from=Q7179873}}
-[[Category:Phacelia]]
+[[Category:Phacelia|cicutaria]]
 [[Category:Flora of California]]
+[[Category:Flora of Baja California]]
+[[Category:Flora of Nevada]]
+[[Category:Flora of the California desert regions]]
+[[Category:Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)]]
+[[Category:Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands]]
+[[Category:Natural history of the California Coast Ranges]]
+[[Category:Natural history of the Channel Islands of California]]
+[[Category:Natural history of the Colorado Desert]]
+[[Category:Natural history of the Mojave Desert]]
+[[Category:Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges]]
+[[Category:Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains]]
+[[Category:Natural history of the Transverse Ranges]]
+[[Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status]]
+{{Hydrophylloideae-stub}}