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Nemophila parviflora Douglas ex Benth.
Small-flowered Nemophila (Skunkweed; smallflower nemophila)
Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf family)

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SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Nemophila parviflora var. parviflora

Species Information

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General:
Annual herb from a taproot; stems prostrate to ascending, widely branching, appressed stiff-hairy, 5-30 cm long/tall.
Leaves:
Stem leaves opposite or a few upper leaves alternate, pinnatifid with 5(7) oblong lobes, the blades 1-3.5 cm long, 0.8-2.5 cm wide, stalked, appressed-hairy on both sides or spreading-hairy below; basal leaves, if present, similar, few.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of solitary, stalked axillary flowers; corollas lavender, bell-shaped, 1-3 mm long, 2-4.5 mm wide; calyces equal or sub-equal to the corollas, 5-lobed, the lobes hairy and fringed, broadly lanceolate; calyx appendages 1 mm long, 1/4-1/2 as long as the calyx lobes, reflexed.
Fruits:
Capsules; seeds 2-4, 2-2.5 mm long, irregularly pitted.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Habitat / Range

Mesic disturbed areas and open forests in the lowland zone; common on SE Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, rare on the lower mainland; S to ID, UT and CA.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Ecology

Ecological Framework for Nemophila parviflora

The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
Site Information
 Value / Class

Minimum

Average

Maximum
Elevation (metres) 21 95 244
Slope Gradient (%) 0 30 84
Aspect (degrees)
[0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W] 		45 125 270
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR)
[0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic;
8 - hydric] 		1 2 6
Modal Nutrient Regime
Class		 A
Number of field plots
 species was recorded in:		 21
Modal BEC Zone Class
 CDF
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in: CDF(20), CWH(1)

Climate

The climate type for this species, as reported in the: "British Columbia plant species codes and selected attributes. Version 6 Database" (Meidinger et al. 2008), is cool mesothermal.

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links


Genetic information (NCBI Taxonomy Database)
 International Plant Names Index
 Taxonomic Information from the World Flora Online
 Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Additional Photo Sources

UBC Herbarium Scanned Collection Record
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UT Austin's Native Plant Database
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General References

Google Scholar Search
Family References
 General Botanical References for BC
Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2024-05-13 8:26:32 AM ]
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