Phacelia minor

Phacelia minor

Phacelia minor

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Boraginales

Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Regnum*: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Regnum*: Viridiplantae Cladus: Streptophyta Cladus: Phragmoplastophyta Cladus: Embryophyta Cladus: Polysporangiophyta Divisio*: Tracheophyta Cladus: Eutracheophyta Cladus: Euphyllophytina Cladus: Megaphylla Cladus: Radiatopses Cladus: Lignophyta Cladus: Metalignophyta Diviso*: Spermatophyta Classis*: Angiospermae Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Boraginales

Familia: Boraginaceae
Subfamilia: Hydrophylloideae
Genus: Phacelia
Species: Phacelia minor

Name

Phacelia minor (Harv.) Thell. ex F.Zimm., Ber. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 14: 79 (1914).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Whitlavia minor Harv., London J. Bot. 5: 312 (1846).
• Heterotypic
  • Whitlavia grandiflora Harv., London J. Bot. 5: 312 (1846).
  • Whitlavia gloxinioides J.Hill Dicks., Nursery Cat. (Dickson) 1867(Veg. Fl. Seeds): 19 (1867).
  • Phacelia whitlavia A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 10: 321 (1875).
    • Phacelia whitlavia var. euwhitlavia Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 251: 71 (1913), nom. inval.
    • Phacelia minor var. whitlavia J.F.Macbr., Contr. Gray Herb. 49: 24 (1917).
  • Phacelia whitlavia f. genuina Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 251: 71 (1913), nom. inval.
  • Phacelia whitlavia f. minor (Harv.) Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 251: 71 (1913), nom. superfl.
  • Phacelia whitlavia var. jonesii Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 251: 71 (1913).
  • Phacelia whitlavia f. gracillima Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 251: 71 (1913).
  • Phacelia whitlavia f. heterostyla Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 251: 71 (1913).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Middle Europe Germany (introduced). Continental: Northern America Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Massachusetts (introduced). Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. Regional: Mexico Mexico Northwest (Baja California Norte). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Zimmermann, F. 1914. II. Nachtrag zur Adventiv- und Ruderalflora von Ludwigshafen, der Pfalz und Hessen. Aus den Jahren 1910, 11 und 12. Berichte der Bayerischen Botanischen Gesellschaft zur Erforschung der heimischen Flora 14: 68–84. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Phacelia minor in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Aug 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Phacelia minor. Published online. Accessed: Aug 15 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Phacelia minor. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Oct 2020. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Phacelia minor. Accessed: 15 Aug 2026. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Phacelia minor in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Kleines Büschelschön
• English: Wild canterbury bells

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