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§1 Plant

Nemophila maculata Benth. ex Lindl.

vernacular fivespot — species · Hydrophyllaceae


USDA
NEMA
GBIF
2928034
Rank
species
fivespot (Nemophila maculata)
Platephotograph · Jane source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Duration
Annual
Group
Dicot
Family
Hydrophyllaceae R. Br.
Genus
Nemophila
§2a

Native status, by region

  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b

County-level range

· 2 counties across 2 states/territories
Legend Native · 2 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
Low
Shade
Low
Moisture use
Medium
Fire
None
Salinity
None
Anaerobic
None
CaCO₃
Medium
Hedging
None
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
52 °F minimum
Frost-free days
100 min.
Precipitation
14–24 in/yr
pH range
6.5–7.9
Root depth
6 in min.
Fertility need
Low
Soil texture
medium, fine
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Single Crown
Growth rate
Rapid
Mature height
0.5 ft
Foliage texture
Fine
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Porous
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
White
Fruit colour
Brown
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Early Spring
Seed abundance
Medium
Seed begins
Spring
Seed ends
Summer
Spread rate
Moderate
Stratify
No
Seeds / lb
74,848
Propagation
seed
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
Contracting Only
Nursery stock
No
Palatable, human
No
Lumber
No
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 2 counties across 2 states/territories.


§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/NEMA ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/2928034 ↗

Record version

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