Nemophila parviflora

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Nemophila parviflora
Nemophila parviflora var. parviflora
Nemophila parviflora var. parviflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Solanales
Family: Hydrophyllaceae
Genus: Nemophila
Species: N. parviflora
Binomial name
Nemophila parviflora
Dougl. ex Benth.

Nemophila parviflora (Small-flowered Nemophila) is a dicot in the family Hydrophyllaceae. It is an annual herb that grows in the spring. It is endemic to the low to moderate elevation forests of western North America.

The flowers of N. maculata are bowl-shaped, white to lavender, solitary from leaf axils. The corolla is 1–4.5 mm wide. The leaves are 10-35 mm long and 8-25 mm wide. They have 2 pairs of lateral lobes and the lobes are entire. The fruit is a capsule with a single seed.[1]

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  1. ^ Nemophila parviflora. WTU Herbarium Image Collection. Burke Museum, University of Washington. Retrieved on 2007-05-30.

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