Nemophila Nuttall. Common name: Baby-blue-eyes.
A genus of 11 species, herbs, of North America (mostly w. North America).
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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