What is a scorpionweed?
Phacelia is pronounced (fa-SEE-lee-uh). (3)
Phacelia is a genus of the Hydrophylloideae subfamily. (1)
Phacelia is also known as scorpionweed.
Where is a scorpionweed found?
native to North America, South America, California, Arizona (1)
Parker, AZ, Lake Havasu City, AZ, The Steps,
What are species of scorpionweed?
at least 90 species in California alone (1)
about 200 species (1)
more than 100 species of Phacelias in the western USA are difficult to distinguish one from another except by seed identification (4)
Phacelia and Humans
What happens if a human touches a Phacelia?
There are reports that glandular hairs of stems, flowers, and leaves of some species of Phacelia secrete oil droplets that can cause an unpleasant skin rash (contact dermatitis) in some people, specifically from from
Phacelia brachyloba (2)
Phacelia campanularia
Phacelia crenulata
P. gina-glenneae,
P. grandiflora,
P. ixodes,
P. minor,
P. pedicellata.
Resources
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phacelia
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phacelia_brachyloba
3. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/phacelia-tanacetifolia/
4. https://www.desertusa.com/flowers/Blue-Phacelia-Wild-Heliotrope-Scorpionweed.html
