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[Species] branching Phacelia (Phacelia ramosissima) [Notes on the species] 
This small perennial shrub stands up to 3 feet tall, but often lays on the ground. In spring its purple-blue flowers are borne on a fiddleneck stem that unfurls as more flowers develop. Care must be taken because the flower heads are quite spiny.
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Notes on the species