subfamily
Baby Blue Eyes, Phacelias, and Waterleaves
Hydrophylloideae
Field notes
Hydrophyllaceae is a family in the flowering plant order Boraginales. Its taxonomic position has varied; it has also been treated as the subfamily Hydrophylloideae of the family Boraginaceae sensu lato.
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native baby blue eyes, phacelias, and waterleaves All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Branching Phacelia
Phacelia ramosissima
caterpillars
4
bees
14
food
1
flowers
64
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California Phacelia
Phacelia californica
caterpillars
3
bees
5
food
8
flowers
55
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Lacy Phacelia
Phacelia tanacetifolia
caterpillars
2
bees
12
food
4
flowers
119
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Notch-leaf Scorpionweed
Phacelia crenulata
caterpillars
2
bees
12
food
2
flowers
80
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Caterpillar Scorpionweed
Phacelia cicutaria
caterpillars
2
bees
12
food
2
flowers
66
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Distant Phacelia
Phacelia distans
caterpillars
2
bees
12
food
1
flowers
80
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Desert Bluebells
Phacelia campanularia
caterpillars
2
bees
12
food
1
flowers
69
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Small-flowered Nemophila
Nemophila parviflora
caterpillars
2
bees
2
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
2
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Menzies' Baby Blue Eyes
Nemophila menziesii
caterpillars
2
bees
2
food
7
flowers
45
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Fivespot
Nemophila maculata
caterpillars
2
bees
2
food
2
flowers
12
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White Nemophila
Nemophila heterophylla
caterpillars
2
bees
2
food
1
flowers
8
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Meadow Baby-blue-eyes
Nemophila pedunculata
caterpillars
2
bees
2
food
1
flowers
2
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Sierra Baby Blue Eyes
Nemophila spatulata
caterpillars
2
bees
2
food
1
flowers
2
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Fuzzy Phacelia
Phacelia hirsuta
caterpillars
2
bees
1
flowers
20
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Smooth Phacelia
Phacelia glabra
caterpillars
2
bees
1
flowers
19