Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Boraginales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Nemophila aphylla
FAMILY
Hydrophyllaceae
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Read more about Baby Blue Eyes at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nemophila aphylla
FAMILY
Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 160-03-001:
Nemophila microcalyx
FAMILY
Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Nemophila microcalyx
COMMON NAME:
Baby Blue Eyes
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Jerry Bright jeb_031508_093
March Aiken County SC
Savannah River Bluffs Heritage Preserve
Leaves are long-stalked with blade deeply divided into 3-5 lobes, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
JK Marlow jkm160311_108
March Greenville County SC
Riparian zone along urban waterway
Calyx lobes lanceolate, pilose-hispid, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_n_aphylla_cropped
March
Leaves pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Alan Cressler alc_8663115873_e625248374
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Corolla white, campanulate, c. 3mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Patrick D. McMillan pdmnmicrocalyx_mcc2
April McCormick County SC
Flowers are solitary on pedicels to 0.4" long opposite the leaves, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
JK Marlow jkm080517_072
May Aiken County SC
Savannah River Bluffs Heritage Preserve
Fruit is a hairy capsule, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Nemophila aphylla
FAMILY
Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nemophila aphylla
FAMILY
Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 160-03-001:
Nemophila microcalyx
FAMILY
Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Nemophila microcalyx