[The Genus Nemophila East of the
Cascade Mts. of Oregon and Washington]
Little-foot Nemophila, Meadow Baby-blue-eyes, Meadow Nemophila, Spreading Nemophila
Nemophila pedunculata
Synonym: Viticella pedunculata
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Meadow nemophila as seen with Gayophytum humile as seen in vernally moist swales in meadows and forest west of FS Road #4215 in Antler Prairie, Ochoco National Forest...........May 27, 2016.
Characteristics:
Also known as spreading nemophila, meadow nemophila is a small,
easy to miss wildflower with prostrate or procumbent stems up to 30 cm long.
The stems are simple or branched, usually mostly hairless. The leaves are opposite
with short hairs lining the the margins of the winged petioles. The blades are
deeply pinnatifid and range from 6-25 mm long and 5-17 mm wide. Their are 2-3
pairs of rounded lateral lobes.
The peduncles are 0.7-2 cm long and at first straight while
in flower, becoming deflexed in fruit. The calyx lobes are 1.5-4 mm long and
about half as long as the corolla. The flowers are narrowly bell-shaped and
2-6 mm wide. The petals are pale lavender, or white marked with lavender.
Habitat:
Meadow nemophila may be found in moist, open places, including
meadows and bottom lands.
Range:
Meadow nemophila may be found from southern
Vancouver Island south through western Washington and throughout Oregon and
California to parts of Baja California, and east to southern Idaho and Nevada.
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Meadow nemophila blooming (left) in moist scablands surrounding moist prairie to the west of Forest Road 4215 and Antler Prairie, Ochoco National Forest.........May 9, 2017. The photo at right shows meadow nemophila blooming in scablands at the eastern edge of Big Summit Prairie near the old Cold Springs Guard Station, Ochoco National Forest......May 10, 2017.
Meadow nemophila blooming along the Line Butte Trail #807 on the south side of Lookout Mountain, Ochoco National Forest.........June 22, 2017.
Meadow nemophila in bloom along the Hanan Trail #142, Fremont-Winema National Forest.......June 17, 2020.
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Meadow nemophila as seen from the Old Gorge Highway near Tom McCall Nature Preserve....April 2000.
Paul Slichter