Kingdom Plantae Family Boraginaceae Genus Nemophila Higher classification Nemophila | Order (unplaced) Subfamily Hydrophylloideae Scientific name Nemophila parviflora Rank Species | |
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Similar Nemophila, Nemophila heterophylla, Nemophila spatulata, Nemophila aphylla, Hydrophylloideae | ||
Nemophila parviflora (smallflower nemophila, small-flowered nemophila or oak-leaved nemophila) is a dicot in the borage family, Boraginaceae, in the waterleaf subfamily, Hydrophylloideae.
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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.
Varieties
Varieties include:
References
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