Phacelia californica
Introduction '''''Phacelia californica''''' is a species of phacelia known by the common names '''California phacelia''' and '''California scorpionweed'''. It is native to coastal northern California and Oregon, where it grows in chaparral, woodland, and coastal bluffs and grassland.It is a perennial herb growing decumbent or erect, its branching stems reaching up to  long. It is roughly hairy in texture. The leaves are up to  long, the lower ones divided into several leaflets. The dense, hairy inflorescence is a one-sided curving or coiling cyme of many bell-shaped flowers. Each white or pale blue to lavender flower is under  wide.This native wildflower is a food source for the Mission blue butterfly, an endangered species endemic to San Francisco.
References
External links * Jepson Manual Treatment* Photo gallery