Latin name: Phacelia cicutaria Greene var. cicutaria
  Pronunciation: fa-SEEL-ee-a sik-yoo-TARE-ee-a
  Common name: Caterpillar phacelia
  Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
  Habitat: Rocky slopes, oak/pine woodland, grassland
  to 3500, Tehachapis, possibly WTR
  Blooming period: February to June
  Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Phacelia
  2) cicutaria
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