Nemopanthes (nemopanthez)

[NL. (Rafinesque, 1819), so called in allusion to the thread-like flower-stalk or "foot-stalk"; irreg. petals, oblong alternate leaves, and red berry-like drupes. Nemophila (ne-mof'i-lä), n. [NL. (Nuttall), fem. of * nemophilus: see nemophilous.] A genus of ornamental plants of the gamopetalous order Hydrophyllacea and the tribe Hydrophylleæ, known by the included stamens and the calyx with appendages; the grove-love. There are 7 or 8 species, natives of North America, chiefly of California; they are tender hairy annuals with di ected leaves and blue, white, or spotted bell-shaped flowers. They form beautiful garden-plants, sometimes called Californian bluebell. Among the species is N. in sign is, with a pure-blue corolla an inch broad.