[The Genus Nemophila in Mt. Adams Country]

Meadow Baby-blue-eyes, Meadow Nemophila, Spreading Nemophila

Nemophila pedunculata

Meadow Baby-blue-eyes, Meadow Nemophila, Spreading Nemophila: Nemophila pedunculata

The photo above shows the upper leaves and flower (past bloom) of meadow nemophila as seen along Laurel Road in Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge........June 15, 2008. Note the long auricles reflexed backwards from the notch between each calyx lobe. The auricles of this species are much more pronounced than those of the similar small-flowered nemophila (Nemophila parviflora) which can often found at the same location.

Leaf of Meadow Baby-blue-eyes, Meadow Nemophila, Spreading Nemophila: Nemophila pedunculata - Meadow Baby-blue-eyes, Meadow Nemophila, Spreading Nemophila: Nemophila pedunculata

The photo at left shows a close-up of a stem leaf of meadow nemophila as seen in Conboy Lake NWR along Laurel Road..........June 15, 2008. The lobes of the leaf tend to be shorter and rounder than those of the similar small-flowered nemophila (Nemophila parviflora). The photo at right shows meadow nemophila as seen in meadows east of Canyon Creek, Klickitat Wildlife Area......April 2, 2023.
Paul Slichter