Nemophila parviflora

Nemophila parviflora
	var. parviflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Boraginales
Family:	Boraginaceae
Genus:	Nemophila
Species:	N. parviflora
Binomial name
	Nemophila parviflora; Dougl. ex Benth.

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.

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

Varieties include:^[2]^[3]

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)
Jepson eFlora (TJM2): Nemophila maculata
Nemophila maculata — UC Photos gallery

This Hydrophylloideae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] "Nemophila parviflora". WTU Herbarium Image Collection. Burke Museum, University of Washington. Retrieved 2007-05-30.

[2] Calflora: species and varieties

[3] USDA: Subordinate taxa

[1]

[2]

[3]