| Other Names | Flannel Breeches | ||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Nemophilia phaceliodes | ||||||||||||
| Family Name | Waterleaf ( Hydrophyllaceae ) | ||||||||||||
| 5 petals
Upright to straggling hairy annual to 2 ft, stem much branched from base. Plant contains watery sap. Flower: To 1 3/8 in across. 5 petals, blue to blue-violet, frosted or whitish in basal area, united basally into a short tube. Deeply 5 lobed at rim. The lobes are somewhat cupped or wide-opening and appearing flat. Flowers solitary from leaf axils or in clusters at tip of stem. Leaves: 2-3 inches long, 1-2 inches wide, alternate, stalked, blue-green, the blade lobed or divided into broad segments. | |||||||||||||
March - May
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