Phacelia Minor (Noun)
Meaning
Desert plant of southern California with blue or violet tubular flowers in terminal racemes.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The desert plant Phacelia minor has beautiful blue flowers arranged in a terminal raceme that help attract pollinators to the arid landscape of southern California.
- Phacelia minor, a flowering desert plant native to southern California, blooms in the springtime displaying vibrant violet petals in a delicate pattern.
- After the heavy rainfall in southern California, the Phacelia minor blossoms flourished in the dry ground with the vibrant colors adding to the stark beauty of the desert.
- In southern California, Phacelia minor is an important part of the vegetation as the blue flowers in the plant serve as a food source for various local wildlife.
- Researchers noticed that pollinators such as bees and butterflies are drawn to the fragrance of Phacelia minor in the desert landscape of southern California.