Nemophila parviflora, the smallflower nemophila, small-flowered nemophila or oak-leaved nemophila, is a dicot in the borage family, Boraginaceae, in the waterleaf subfamily, Hydrophylloideae.
| Nemophila parviflora | |
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| var. parviflora | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Nemophila |
| Species: | N. parviflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Nemophila parviflora | |
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
editNemophila 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
edit- Nemophila parviflora var. austiniae
- Nemophila parviflora var. parviflora
- Nemophila parviflora var. quercifolia
References
edit- ^ "Nemophila parviflora". WTU Herbarium Image Collection. Burke Museum, University of Washington. Retrieved 2007-05-30.
- ^ Calflora: species and varieties
- ^ USDA: Subordinate taxa
External links
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Media related to Nemophila parviflora at Wikimedia Commons- Calflora Database: Nemophila parviflora (small flowered nemophila, smallflower nemophila)
- Jepson eFlora (TJM2): Nemophila maculata
- Nemophila maculata — UC Photos gallery
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