Purple Phacelia, Fernleaf Phacelia - Phacelia bipinnatifida
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Phacelia bipinnatifida - Purple Phacelia, Fernleaf Phacelia. A fairly common but beautiful plant of rich cove forests, From Iowa east to New Jersey and south to Arkansas to South Carolina.
Found in:
AL, AR, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MO, MS, NC, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV, GS
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Distribution of Phacelia bipinnatifida in the United States and Canada:
Blue=Native; Grey=Introduced
Map from USDA Plants Database:
USDA, NRCS. 2017. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 16 Jan 2025). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.
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| | Site: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA Date: 2019-March-22 | Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
Nikon D7000 | | Phacelia bipinnatifida grows to about 2 feet tall and can have many flowers in the several inflorescences per plant. | | 
| | Site: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA Date: 2009-March-26 | Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
Nikon D60
1/60f/32 ISO200
Tamron SP 90MM f/2.8 AF Macro
90mm (135 equiv) Flash: Yes | | Purple phacelia is aptly named, with a lovely purple 5-lobed corolla. There is a star-shaped white center to the blossom, and the hairy filaments carry the anthers well beyond the end of the corolla. | | Click on the photo for a larger image
| | Site: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA Date: 2008-April-02 | Photographer: Gerald C Williamson f/7.1 | | The deeply lobed leaves gives Purple Phacelia an alternate common name of Fernleaf Phacelia. | | Click on the photo for a larger image
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