Nemophila menziesii

Baby blue eyes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: (unplaced)
Family: Boraginaceae
Subfamily: Hydrophylloideae
Genus: Nemophila
Species: N. menziesii
Binomial name
Nemophila menziesii
Hook. & Arn.

Nemophila menziesii, known commonly as baby blue eyes or baby's-blue-eyes,[1] is an annual herb, native to western North America. [2]

Distribution

The plant is native to California, Baja California, and Oregon. [3]

It grows virtually throughout California at elevations from sea level up to almost 6,500 feet (2,000 m). It grows in many types of habitats, including chaparral, valley grasslands, and montane locales. [4]

Description

Nemophila menziesii is variable in appearance. The leaves are lobed and oppositely arranged. The flowers are blue or white.

Varieties

The species includes three varieties, two of which bear blue flowers, which are: [5] [6]

Cultivation

It is also cultivated as an ornamental plant, as annual wildflower in native plant, water conserving, traditional, and wildlife gardens.

It can occasionally be found outside its native range as an introduced species, such as in Alaska.[3]

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