Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Boraginales > Hydrophyllaceae > Nemophila > Nemophila maculata

Nemophila maculata (fivespot)

Synonyms: Nemophila maculata var. concolor; Nemophila speciosa (homotypic); Viticella maculata (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Nemophila maculata, with common names baby blue eyes and fivespot, is a species of flowering plant in the borage family (Boraginaceae). It is endemic to California.
View Wikipedia Record: Nemophila maculata

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Low
Screening - Summer [2]  Porous
Screening - Winter [2]  Porous
Bloom Period [2]  Early Spring
Drought Tolerance [2]  Low
Fire Tolerance [2]  None
Frost Free Days [2]  3 months 10 days
Fruit/Seed Abundance [2]  Medium
Fruit/Seed Begin [2]  Spring
Fruit/Seed End [2]  Summer
Growth Form [2]  Single Crown
Growth Period [2]  Spring
Growth Rate [2]  Rapid
Leaf Type [2]  Deciduous
Lifespan [2]  Annual
Propagation [2]  Seed
Root Depth [2]  6 inches (15 cm)
Seed Spread Rate [2]  Moderate
Seed Vigor [2]  Medium
Seeds Per [2]  74848 / lb (165011 / kg)
Shape/Orientation [2]  Prostrate
Structure [3]  Herb
Vegetative Spread Rate [2]  None
Flower Color [2]  White
Foliage Color [2]  Green
Fruit Color [2]  Brown
Flower Conspicuous [2]  Yes
Height [2]  8 inches (0.2 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [2]  USDA Zone: 12 Low Temperature: 50 F° (10 C°) → 55 F° (12.8 C°)
Light Preference [2]  Mostly Shady
Soil Acidity [2]  Neutral
Soil Fertility [2]  Infertile
Water Use [2]  Moderate

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0