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Smallflower Phacelia

Phacelia dubia

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Not native

Not native to Florida. How scores work Is it native here?

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Height
Up to about 1.25 feet

At a glance

Life cycle
Annual

Not yet recorded · Spread · Light · Soil · Leaves · Bloom

Bloom: NC species account not read yet.

Spread, light, soil and leaves: no source found yet.

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 1 Florida county.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

4CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including FL

Genus host records with ranges including FL · Phacelia

  • Ethmia zelleriellaZeller's Concealer Moth, Zeller's Ethmia
  • Megalographa bilobaBilobed Looper Moth
  • Vanessa carduiPainted Lady, Cosmopolite
  • Anstenoptilia marmarodactyla
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
3Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Phacelia

  • Andrena lamelliterga
  • Andrena phaceliae
  • Anthidium palmarum
Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Hydrophyllaceae
Flower color
Blue

What its natural habitat tells you

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Conservation status

Florida rankSNR
Global rankG5
FL statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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Sources