Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

View additional distribution information on the Jepson eflora

Nemophila parviflora (smallflower nemophila, small-flowered nemophila or oak-leaved nemophila) is a dicot in the borage family, Boraginaceae, in the waterleaf subfamily, Hydrophylloideae. The plant is native to the low to moderate elevation forests and chaparral and oak woodlands of western North America, from California to British Columbia and Utah. Nemophila parviflora is an annual herb that grows in the spring. The flowers 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 is a capsule with a single seed. Varieties: Varieties include: Nemophila parviflora var. austiniaeNemophila parviflora var. parvifloraNemophila parviflora var. quercifolia

Plant type

Annual herb

Calscape icon
Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Plant communities

Foothill Woodland, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Red Fir Forest, Redwood Forest, Yellow Pine Forest

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 5 likely

Confirmed Likely

Annaphila depicta

Alfalfa Looper Moth

Autographa californica

Funereal Duskywing

Erynnis funeralis

Stamnodes albiapicata