Nemophila aphylla

Family:HYDROPHYLLACEAE
Species:Nemophila aphylla (L.) Brummitt
Common Name:Small Flower Baby Blue Eyes; Eastern Baby Blue Eyes
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:NEAP
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Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FACW (NWI)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyHYDROPHYLLACEAE - Waterleaf family
Genus Nemophila
Species Nemophila aphylla (L.) Brummitt - Small Flower Baby Blue Eyes; Eastern Baby Blue Eyes

Citation

Citation Nemophila aphylla (Linnaeus) Brummitt, Taxon 21: 315. 1972.
Basionym: Galax aphylla L. 1753.
Type: NORTH CAROLINA: Chatham Co.: Ca. 1 mi. W of Bynum along How River near US 15-501, 25 Apr 1960, Ahles & Radford 53245 (neotype: BM; isoneotypes: CM, DSC, IND, MUR (2), ODU, MISS, PEMB, USCH, USF, USMS, WILLI). Neotypified by Reveal, in C. E. Jarvis et al., Regn. Veg. 127: 48. 1993.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Ellisia microcalyx Ellisia microcalyx Nuttall, Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., ser. 2. 5: 191. 1837.  
Erythrorhiza rotundifolia Erythrorhiza rotundifolia Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 35. 1803, nom. illegit.Galax aphylla Linnaeus 1753. 
Galax aphylla Galax aphylla Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 200. 1753. NORTH CAROLINA: Chatham Co.: Ca. 1 mi. W of Bynum along How River near US 15-501, 25 Apr 1960, Ahles & Radford 53245 (neotype: BM). Neotypified by Reveal, in C. E. Jarvis et al., Regn. Veg. 127: 48. 1993.
Hydrophyllum trilobum Hydrophyllum trilobum Rafinesque, Fl. Ludov. 33. 1817. LOUISIANA
Nemophila microcalyx Nemophila microcalyx (Nuttall) Fischer & C. A. Meyer, Sert. Petrop. 1: t. 8. 1846.Ellisia microcalyx Nuttall 1837. 
Nemophila triloba Nemophila triloba (Rafinesque) Thieret, Rhodora 72: 400. 1970.Hydrophyllum trilobum Rafinesque 1817. 
Viticella microcalyx Viticella microcalyx (Nuttall) Nieuwland, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 158. 1913.Ellisia microcalyx Nuttall 1837. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Bibb, Blount, Butler, Calhoun, Clarke, Cleburne, Colbert, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Etowah, Franklin, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Limestone, Lowndes, Madison, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Russell, Sumter, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Wilcox

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1872 - 1988

Barcode / Accession No.
County
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
TROY000044919 Autauga 09 Mar 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
393
TROY
Nemophila aphylla (Linnaeus) Brummitt
UWAL0046843 Autauga 09 Mar 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
393
UWAL
Nemophila aphylla (Linnaeus) Brummitt
USAM000007366 Baldwin 18 Mar 1968 LeLong, Michel G.
4217
USAM
Nemophila aphylla (Linnaeus) Brummitt
UWAL0033631 Bibb 28 Mar 2016 Keener, Brian R.
9390
UWAL
Nemophila aphylla (Linnaeus) Brummitt
UWAL0052173 Bibb 02 Mar 2019 Keener, Brian R.
10980
UWAL
Nemophila aphylla (L.) Brummitt
UWAL0054259 Bibb 26 Mar 2021 Keener, Brian R.
12121
UWAL
Nemophila aphylla (L.) Brimmitt
AUA000039118 Blount 22 Apr 1930 JEROME, FR.
AUA
NEMOPHILA APHYLLA (L.) BRUMMITT
UNA00054135 Blount 04 Apr 1998 Keener, Brian R.
566
UNA
Nemophila aphylla (L.) Brummitt
AMAL00003804 Blount 04 Apr 1998 Keener, Brian R.
566
AMAL
Nemophila aphylla (Linnaeus) Brummitt
UNA00027120 Butler 14 Mar 1988 Haynes, Robert R.
9281
UNA
Nemophila aphylla (L.) Brummitt
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