Nemophila menziesii
species of annual herb native to California, Oregon, and Baja California
Nemophila menziesii, known commonly as baby blue eyes or baby's-blue-eyes, is an annual herb, native to western North America.
Historically, it was eaten by cows kept by the Kawaiisu.
Distribution
The plant is native to California, Baja California, and Oregon.
It grows virtually throughout California at elevations from sea level up to almost 6,500 feet (2,000 m). It grows in many types of habitats, including chaparral, valley grasslands, and montane locales.
Description
Nemophila menziesii is variable in appearance. Lower leaves are stalked, lobed and oppositely arranged, 10–50 millimetres (0.4–2.0 in) with five to thirteen lobes, each entire or with one to three teeth. Upper leaves are more or less sessile and less lobed than lower. The stalk of the inflorescence is 20–60 millimetres (0.8–2.4 in). Calyx lobes are 4–8 millimetres (0.2–0.3 in).
“Nemophila menziesii” enters the record as species of annual herb native to California, Oregon, and Baja California. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Nemophila, menziesii and species can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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