Nemophila parviflora
| Nemophila parviflora | |
|---|---|
 | |
| var. parviflora | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | (unplaced) |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrophylloideae |
| Genus: | Nemophila |
| Species: | N. parviflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Nemophila parviflora Dougl. ex Benth. | |
Nemophila parviflora (Small-flowered Nemophila) is a dicot in the borage family, Boraginaceae, in the waterleaf subfamily, Hydrophylloideae.
The plant is native to the low to moderate elevation forests and chaparral and oak woodlands of western North America, from California to British Columbia and Utah.
Description
Nemophila parviflora is an annual herb that grows in the spring.
The flowers are bowl-shaped, white to lavender, solitary from leaf axils. The corolla is up to 4.5 millimeters 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]
Varieties
- Nemophila parviflora var. austiniae
- Nemophila parviflora var. parviflora
- Nemophila parviflora var. quercifolia
References
- ↑ "Nemophila parviflora". WTU Herbarium Image Collection. Burke Museum, University of Washington. Retrieved 2007-05-30.
- ↑ Calflora: species and varieties
- ↑ USDA: Subordinate taxa
External links
Media related to Nemophila parviflora at Wikimedia Commons- Calflora Database: Nemophila parviflora (small flowered nemophila, smallflower nemophila)
- USDA Plants profile for Nemophila parviflora (small flowered nemophila)
- Jepson eFlora (TJM2): Nemophila maculata
- Nemophila maculata — UC Photos gallery