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Phacelia heterophylla  Pursh
Taxonomic Serial No.: 504271

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): variable-leaf scorpion-weed [English]
  
    virgate phacelia [English]
  
    wand phacelia [English]
  
    varileaf phacelia [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderAsteranae   
                         OrderBoraginales   
                            FamilyHydrophyllaceae  – waterleaf, hydrophyllacées  
                               GenusPhacelia Juss. – scorpion-weed, phacélies  
                                  SpeciesPhacelia heterophylla Pursh – variable-leaf scorpion-weed, virgate phacelia, wand phacelia, varileaf phacelia  
    Direct Children:  
                                     SubspeciesPhacelia heterophylla ssp. heterophylla Pursh – variable-leaf scorpion-weed, varileaf phacelia 
                                     SubspeciesPhacelia heterophylla ssp. virgata (Greene) Heckard – varileaf phacelia 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Christian Feuillet   
  Notes: Associate Research Botanist, National Herbarium, National Museum of Natural History, MRC 166, PO Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012, USA   
  Reference for: Phacelia heterophylla    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Boraginaceae and Hydroleaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Phacelia heterophylla   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Phacelia heterophylla   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Phacelia heterophylla   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: North America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Native  
 

 

    

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