Phacelia fimbriata explained

Phacelia fimbriata, the fringed phacelia, is a spring flowering wildflower of the genus Phacelia found in the highland woods of southeastern United States including the Great Smoky Mountains.

References

• Campbell, Carlos C., William F. Hutson, Aaron J. Sharp. 1970. Great Smoky Mountains Wild Flowers. 3rd ED. The University of Tennessee Press. page 42.
• Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, Duhl. 2005. Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians. Lone Pine Publishing. p 246.
• DiscoverLife.org