
Phacelia distans
distant phacelia
As recorded: Phacelia distans Benth.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Boraginales › Hydrophyllaceae
- Collected by
- Moran, R.
- Collector number
- 795
- Date
- April 14, 1941
- Locality
- Santa Barbsra Co.
- Island
- Santa Rosa
- Region
- California, United States
- Elevation
- 25 m
- Identified by
- Templeton, B.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 14, 1941, Moran, R. also collected 1 other specimen.
Phacelia distans observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1941. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14,361 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-12.

2026-09-12
Cottonwood Ave, Santee, CA, US
(c) Keith Animo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-26
Marin County, CA, USA
(c) Alex, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-07-08
Lompoc, CA, US
(c) mbarger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-03
Sonoma Coast State Beach, Sonoma County, US-CA, US
(c) jandsluckenbill, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-02
San Bernardino National Forest, Mountain Center, CA, US
(c) Cathy Wiley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-02
San Bernardino National Forest, Mountain Center, CA, US
(c) Cathy Wiley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Phacelia distans. BISH 424982. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956407379. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/424982.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956407379 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
