Calflora
Taxon  Report   5834    
Nemophila heterophylla  Fisch. & C. A. Mey.
Canyon nemophila,  Small baby blue eyes, Variable leaved nemophila, White nemophila
Nemophila heterophylla, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California and is found only slightly beyond California borders.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial

Bloom Period
Family: BORAGINACEAE  
Genus: Nemophila

Habitat: canyons, slopes

Communities: Chaparral, Foothill Woodland, Northern Oak Woodland, Yellow Pine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:
PLANTS: Nemophila heterophylla var. tenera
ICPN: Nemophila flaccida
More information about  Nemophila heterophylla
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (NEHE)


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2020. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Aug 11, 2020).