Baby blue eyes
Nemophila menziesii Hook. & Arn.
Nemophila menziesii, commonly known as baby blue eyes, is an annual herb native to western North America. It was first described in 1833 by Hook. & Arn. and belongs to the family Hydrophyllaceae. The plant is also found in parts of Europe and other regions outside its native range.
Description
Nemophila menziesii is a member of the Hydrophyllaceae family and is known by the common name baby blue eyes. It is an annual herb that is native to western North America. The species was first published in 1833 by Hook. & Arn. and is now found in various regions including Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Great Britain, Denmark, Sweden, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Alaska, California, and parts of Mexico. It has also been recorded in the Brussels-Capital Region, Flemish Region, and Walloon Region of Belgium.
Other common names
Baby blue eyesbaby blue-eyesbaby's-blue-eyesCalifornia bluebell
Distribution
Belgium · France · The Netherlands · Great Britain · DK · Czech Republic · Slovakia · Denmark · Sweden · SE · CZ · NO · Alaska · Brussels-Capital Region · Flemish Region · Walloon Region · California · Czechoslovakia · Mexico Northwest · Nevada · Norway · Oregon · Wyoming
Synonyms
Nemophila minutifloraNemophila modestaNemophila discoidalisNemophila evermanniViticella menziesiiNemophila menziesii var. menziesiiNemophila menziesii subsp. menziesiiNemophila menziesii var. minutifloraNemophila sepulta var. minutifloraNemophila brandegeeiNemophila erosaNemophila menziesii subsp. insignisNemophila insignisNemophila menziesii var. brandegeeiNemophila menziesii subsp. linifloraNemophila linifloraNemophila menziesii var. venosaNemophila venosaNemophila insignis var. intermediaNemophila insignis var. menziesiiNemophila menziesii f. umbrosaNemophila menziesii var. minimaNemophila menziesii var. minorNemophila menziesii var. linifloraViticella menziesii var. liniflora
