baby blue eyes and allies

genus Nemophila

Member of borage family (family Boraginaceae)
borages (order Boraginales)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

There are no other wild species of this genus in the bay area.

corolla ≥ 10 mm wide

baby blue eyes
Nemophila menziesii

baby blue eyes
Nemophila menziesii

corolla 6–40 mm wide [generally at least 15 mm wide]
bright blue to white, white center, blue-veined, black-dotted, not purple-spotted at lobe tips
common throughout the bay area

fivespot
Nemophila maculata

corolla 10–50 mm wide
white with dark veins, dots, purple-spotted at lobe tips
very rare in the bay area

corolla < 10 mm wide

eastwood’s nemophila
Nemophila pulchella

corolla rotate, 5–12 mm wide
white or blue
pedicel 10–30 mm (longer in fruit)
extremely rare in the bay area

meadow nemophila
Nemophila pedunculata

corolla bowl- or bell-shaped, 2–8 mm wide
white or blue, generally dark-veined or with dark dots, may be purple-spotted at lobe tips
less common in the bay area

white nemophila
Nemophila heterophylla

white nemophila
Nemophila heterophylla

corolla bowl-shaped, 4–12 mm wide
white or ± blue, without dark veins or dots
pedicel < 10 mm [many photos imply longer, however] (longer in fruit)
style 2–4 mm
lower leaves deep-lobed with similar lobes, generally well separated, stalked
scattered throughout the bay area

small-flowered nemophila
Nemophila parviflora

small-flowered nemophila
Nemophila parviflora

corolla bell-shaped, 1–5 mm wide
white or blue, without dark veins or dots
style < 2 mm
lower leaves cut or shallow-lobed with dissimilar lobes, merging or not stalked
scattered throughout the bay area

4 observed taxons / 3 unobserved taxons / 2 keys

Chris’s observations: 54 (38 are research grade)

Locations:

Henry Coe SP: 21
Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve: 4
Almaden Quicksilver CP: 3
Calero CP: 3
Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch CP: 3
Skyline Ridge OSP: 3
Coyote Valley OSP: 2
Long Ridge OSP: 2
Pleasanton Ridge RP: 2
Rancho Cañada del Oro OSP: 2
Sanborn CP: 2
Alum Rock Park, San Jose
Fort Ord NM
Joseph D. Grant CP
Monte Bello OSP
Russian Ridge OSP
Sierra Azul OSP
Sweeney Ridge National Recreation Area

Months:

Jan.: 1
Feb.: 3
Mar.: 22
Apr.: 17
May: 9
Jun.: 2

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Not all sites include this taxon:

genus Nemophila → iNaturalist – Calflora – Jepson eFlora
not yet listed → FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora