Closer inspection showed that there were lavender blooms of Spotted Phacelia (Phacelia maculata) growing among the Venus Looking Glass. Phacelia maculata is known by the common names Spotted Phacelia and Flatrock Phacelia.



Phacelia maculata (Spotted Phacelia) is native to the southeastern states: North and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi.
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Distribution Map:
- United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database: Phacelia maculata (Spotted Phacelia)
- University of North Carolina Herbarium: Phacelia maculata
Identification resources:
- Southeastern Flora: Spotted Phacelia (Phacelia maculata)
- Natural and Naturalized Plants of the Carolinas and Georgia: Phacelia maculata (Flatrock Phacelia)
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