[Baby Blue-eyes and Nemophilas: The Genus Nemophila West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Meadow Nemophila, Spreading Nemophila

Nemophila pedunculata

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

The photo above shows a close-up of the flower of meadow nemophila as seen in moist prairie at the Agate Desert Preserve to the north of Medford, OR........April 4, 2009. Note the purplish tips to each petal.

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

The photo above shows a close-up sideview of the flower of meadow nemophila as seen in moist prairie at the Agate Desert Preserve to the north of Medford, OR.........April 4, 2009.

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 right shows a close-up of a stem leaf of meadow nemophila as seen in moist prairie at the Agate Desert Preserve to the north of Medford, OR..........April 4, 2009. The photo at right shows meadow nemophila as seen in the Jacksonville Woodlands, Jacksonville, OR.........April 6, 2009. Note the long auricles reflexed backwards from the notch between each calyx lobe in the flower at lower left.

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

The varied leaves of meadow nemophila as seen in the Jacksonville Woodlands, Jacksonville, OR........April 6, 2009.

Paul Slichter