Phacelia purshii

Phacelia purshii, common name Miami mist, is a spring flowering annual forb with blue flowers, which is native to eastern and central North America. It is native to the Appalachian Mountains and adjacent regions from Alabama to Pennsylvania, with additional populations in the Tennessee/Ohio Valley, the mid-section of the Mississippi Valley (Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas) and the Great Lakes region (Ohio, Michigan, Ontario, etc.).[2][3] It grows in floodplain forests and alluvial clearings.[4]

Phacelia purshii

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Phacelia
Species:
P. purshii
Binomial name
Phacelia purshii
Synonyms[1]
  • Phacelia bicknellii Small
  • Phacelia boykinii (A.Gray) Small
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References
  1. The Plant List, Phacelia purshii Buckley
  2. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PHPU3 USDA Plants Profile
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. http://www.vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=3131&search=Search


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