species 19,557 observations
Menzies' Baby Blue Eyes
Nemophila menziesii
Field notes
Supports All
56
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Stamnodes albiapicata, Annaphila depicta
2
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Phacelia Shortface, Black-legged Miner
2
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Ornate Checkered Beetle, Black-margined Flower Fly, White-bowed Smoothwing, Forked Globetail
7
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Tripartite Sweat Bee, Three-striped Longhorn, Common Ringlet, Prong-faced Slender-Mason
45
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Part shade
- Moisture
- Well drained
- Resists
- Foot traffic
- Plant type
- Annual
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.