baby blue eyes

(menzies' baby blue eyes)
Nemophila menziesii

Member of baby blue eyes and allies (genus Nemophila)
borage family (family Boraginaceae)
borages (order Boraginales)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

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

blue baby blue eyes
Nemophila menziesii var. menziesii

blue baby blue eyes
Nemophila menziesii var. menziesii

corolla blue or pale purple with a nearly white center

outer colored section often has darker colored veins
inner white section often has even darker dots tracing the path of veins

white baby blue eyes
Nemophila menziesii var. atomaria

white baby blue eyes
Nemophila menziesii var. atomaria

corolla white with no darker outer color except for vein color

outer section often has colored veins
inner section often has even darker dots tracing the path of veins

2 observed taxons / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 42 (30 are research grade)

Locations:

Henry Coe SP: 19
Almaden Quicksilver CP: 3
Calero CP: 3
Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch CP: 3
Coyote Valley OSP: 2
Long Ridge OSP: 2
Rancho Cañada del Oro OSP: 2
Skyline Ridge OSP: 2
Fort Ord NM
Joseph D. Grant CP
Monte Bello OSP
Pleasanton Ridge RP
Sanborn CP
Sweeney Ridge National Recreation Area

Months:

Feb.: 2
Mar.: 18
Apr.: 14
May: 7
Jun.: 1

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Not all sites include this taxon:

Nemophila menziesii → iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora
not yet listed → FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora