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Hydrophyllaceae[Draft FNA, HC, HC2](Waterleaf Family)
Synonyms: (none)

Notes: Placed in Boraginaceae by APG III system. We follow recent molecular studies showing Hydrophyllaceae as separate from Boraginaceae (see citations under Boraginaceae).

Family information last updated 2/9/2016 by David Giblin.

Taxon (native taxa in boldface)
Common Names
# Synonyms
Hesperochiron californicus (Benth.) S. Watson[HC, HC2]
California hesperochiron, California monkey-fiddle
0 synonyms
Hesperochiron pumilus (Douglas ex Griseb.) Porter[HC, HC2]
small hesperochiron, small monkey-fiddle
1 synonym
Hydrophyllum capitatum Douglas ex Benth.[HC, HC2]
wool breeches, ballhead waterleaf
0 synonyms
var. capitatum[HC, HC2]
wool breeches, ballhead waterleaf
0 synonyms
var. thompsonii (M. Peck) Constance[HC, HC2]
Thompson's wool breeches, Thompson's ballhead waterleaf
0 synonyms
Hydrophyllum fendleri (A. Gray) A. Heller[HC, HC2]
Fendler's waterleaf
0 synonyms
var. albifrons (A. Heller) J.F. Macbr.[HC, HC2]
Fendler's waterleaf
1 synonym
var. fendleri[HC, HC2]
Fendler's waterleaf
0 synonyms
Hydrophyllum tenuipes A. Heller[HC, HC2]
Pacific waterleaf
1 synonym
Nemophila breviflora A. Gray[HC, HC2]
Great Basin baby-blue-eyes
0 synonyms
Nemophila kirtleyi L.F. Hend.[HC, HC2]
Snake Canyon baby-blue-eyes
0 synonyms
Nemophila maculata Benth. ex Lindl.
baby blue eyes, five-spot
0 synonyms
Nemophila menziesii Hook. & Arn.[HC, HC2]
baby blue-eyes
0 synonyms
var. menziesii[HC2]
baby blue-eyes
0 synonyms
Nemophila parviflora Douglas ex Benth.[HC, HC2]
small-flowered nemophila
0 synonyms
var. austiniae (Eastw.) Brand[HC, HC2]
small-flowered nemophila
0 synonyms
var. parviflora[HC, HC2]
small-flowered nemophila
0 synonyms
Nemophila pedunculata Douglas ex Benth.[HC, HC2]
meadow baby-blue-eyes, spreading nemophila
0 synonyms
Phacelia bolanderi A. Gray[HC, HC2]
Bolander's phacelia, Bolander's scorpion-weed
0 synonyms
Phacelia franklinii (R. Br.) A. Gray[HC, HC2]
Franklin's scorpion-weed
0 synonyms
Phacelia glandulifera Piper[HC, HC2]
sticky phacelia, glandular-hair scorpion-weed
0 synonyms
Phacelia hastata Douglas ex Lehm.[HC, HC2]
silverleaf phacelia, whiteleaf phacelia
0 synonyms
var. compacta (Brand) Cronquist[HC, HC2]
silverleaf phacelia, whiteleaf phacelia
0 synonyms
var. hastata[HC, HC2]
silverleaf phacelia, whiteleaf phacelia
1 synonym
var. leptosepala (Rydb.) Cronquist[HC, HC2]
narrow-sepal scorpion-weed
1 synonym
Phacelia heterophylla Pursh[HC, HC2]
varileaf phacelia, virgate phacelia
2 synonyms
Phacelia humilis Torr. & A. Gray[HC, HC2]
low phacelia
0 synonyms
var. humilis[HC2, JPM]
low phacelia
0 synonyms
Phacelia lenta Piper[HC2]
sticky scorpion-weed
0 synonyms
Phacelia linearis (Pursh) Holz.[HC, HC2]
thread-leaf phacelia, thread-leaf scorpion-weed
0 synonyms
Phacelia minutissima L.F. Hend.[HC, HC2]
least phacelia, dwarf scorpion-weed
0 synonyms
Phacelia nemoralis Greene[HC, HC2]
shade phacelia, woodland phacelia
0 synonyms
var. oregonensis (Heckard) Walden & R. Patt.[HC2]
woodland phacelia
1 synonym
Phacelia procera A. Gray[HC, HC2]
tall scorpion-weed
0 synonyms
Phacelia ramosissima Douglas ex Lehm.[HC, HC2]
branched phacelia
0 synonyms
var. ramosissima[HC2, JPM]
branched phacelia
0 synonyms
Phacelia sericea (Graham) A. Gray[HC, HC2]
silky phacelia
0 synonyms
var. sericea[HC, HC2]
silky phacelia
2 synonyms
Phacelia tetramera J.T. Howell[HC, HC2]
dwarf phacelia, four-part yellow scorpion-weed
0 synonyms
Romanzoffia sitchensis Bong.[HC, HC2]
Sitka mistmaiden
1 synonym
Romanzoffia tracyi Jeps.[HC, HC2]
Tracy's mistmaiden
0 synonyms
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