Nemophila pedunculata
Nemophila pedunculata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Boraginales |
Family: | Boraginaceae |
Genus: | Nemophila |
Species: | N. pedunculata
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Binomial name | |
Nemophila pedunculata |
Nemophila pedunculata is a common annual wildflower found throughout western North America. Its common names include littlefoot nemophila and meadow nemophila.
Nemophila pedunculata grows low to the ground, with a fleshy stem and thick, bristly leaves. The flowers are tiny, only about a centimeter wide. They are a broad bell shape and they vary widely in color. Some are blue, but most are white with a variety of markings, including small blue streaks or speckles, or an eye-catching purple spot at the tip of each petal.
External links[]
- Jepson Manual Treatment — Nemophila pedunculata
- Calflora Database: Nemophila pedunculata (littlefoot nemophila, meadow nemophila)
- Nemophila pedunculata — UC Photo gallery
Categories:
- Nemophila
- Flora of the West Coast of the United States
- Flora of California
- Flora of Idaho
- Flora of Nevada
- Flora of the California desert regions
- Flora of the Cascade Range
- Flora of the Great Basin
- Flora of the Klamath Mountains
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
- Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area
- Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
- Asterid stubs