Nemophila parviflora var. parviflora

Small flowered nemophila

Family: Hydrophyllaceae · Type: annual · Native

Small flowered nemophila is a California native annual found in northwestern and central western California in woodland, forest, and roadside habitats at elevations below 1,600 meters. Flowering from March to July, this delicate plant produces small white to pale blue flowers approximately 1 to 5 millimeters wide. Growing with slender stems that range from nearly smooth to slightly bristly, it typically reaches 10 to 30 centimeters in height. Its leaves are asymmetric with distinctive five-lobed blades, upper leaves alternate and sessile, measuring 1 to 4 centimeters long with bases that are truncate or heart-shaped. The leaf lobes are generally sharp and may be entire or slightly toothed, with the upper three lobes sometimes merging or remaining distinct.

Habitat: Woodland, forest, roadsides, slopes

Bloom period: Mar-Jul

Elevation: < 1600 m

Bioregions: NW, CW

California counties: San Mateo, Mendocino, Glenn, Siskiyou, Trinity, Sonoma, Marin, Napa, Santa Clara, Del Norte, Tehama, Santa Cruz, Humboldt, Monterey, Colusa, Alameda, El Dorado, Calaveras, Amador, Madera, Shasta, Contra Costa, San Diego, San Benito

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.