Native to California, Mexico Northwest, Nevada, Oregon; introduced into Alaska, Czechia-Slovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
United States, California, Mendocino
39.273056, -123.743333
Location Remarks
Van Damme State Park. Pygmy Forest. Off Highway 1, east of Little River.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, California, Napa
38.435861, -122.164861
Location Remarks
Highway 128, 2.6 miles east of junction with Highway 121. Elev. 267 m.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Oak woodland.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Boraginales
Family
Hydrophyllaceae
Genus
Nemophila
Specific Epithet
menziesii
Authorship
Hook. & Arn.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#141,069 of 335,497
Top 43%
Extinction probability
10%