''Nemophila parviflora'', the smallflower nemophila, small-flowered nemophila or oak-leaved nemophila, is a

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in the borage family,

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, in the waterleaf subfamily,

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. The plant is native to the low to moderate elevation forests and chaparral and oak woodlands of western

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, from

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and

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Description

''Nemophila parviflora'' is an

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herb that grows in the spring. The

flower A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechani ...

s are bowl-shaped, white to lavender, solitary from leaf axils. The corolla is up to 4.5 millimeters wide. The leaves are 10–35 mm long and 8–25 mm wide. They have 2 pairs of lateral lobes and the lobes are entire. The

fruit In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering. Fruits are the means by which flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particu ...

is a capsule with a single seed.

Varieties

Varieties include:USDA: Subordinate taxa
/ref> *''Nemophila parviflora'' var. ''austiniae *''Nemophila parviflora'' var. ''parviflora *''Nemophila parviflora'' var. ''quercifolia''

References

External links

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Calflora Database: ''Nemophila parviflora'' (small flowered nemophila, smallflower nemophila)Jepson eFlora (TJM2): ''Nemophila maculata'' ''Nemophila maculata'' — UC Photos gallery
parviflora Flora of the Northwestern United States Flora of British Columbia Flora of California Flora of Nevada Flora of Utah Flora of the Klamath Mountains Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Natural history of the California Coast Ranges Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Asterid-stub