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Hydrophyllaceae
Nemophila

not marked as a favorite taxon Nemophila Nuttall. Common name: Baby-blue-eyes.

Key to Nemophila

A genus of 11 species, herbs, of North America (mostly w. North America).

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ID notes: Nemophila aphylla is superficially similar to Phacelia covillei and P. ranunculacea, with which it often co-occurs. Nemophila aphylla has solitary flowers (and later fruits) borne on pedicels opposite the leaves, the pedicels mostly > 12 mm long; vs. Phacelia with flowers (and later fruits) in 2-6-flowered terminal cymes, the pedicels mostly < 12 mm long).

References: Constance (1941); Keener et al. (2024). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Nemophila© Keith Bradley | Nemophila aphylla | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Nemophila© Richard & Teresa Ware | Nemophila aphylla CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG
image #3 of Nemophila© Bruce A. Sorrie | Nemophila aphylla | Original Image ⭷

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