Pollinator plant

fivespot

Nemophila maculata

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Common names

12 names · 11 languages
EnglishYour language
Other languages (10)
Dutch
  • Bont bosliefje[1][3]
  • Gevlekt bosliefje
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 五斑粉蝶花[3]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 五斑粉蝶花[3]
Czech
  • hajnička skvrnitá[3]
Finnish
  • täpläsievikki[3]
German
Japanese
  • モンカラクサ[3]
Russian
  • Немофила пятнистая[3]
Slovak
  • hájnička škvrnitá[3]
Swedish
  • kärleksblomster[3]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Nemophila maculata — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • fivespot — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 59936; Nemophila maculata.
  • Gefleckte Hainblume — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 59936; Nemophila maculata.
  • Bont bosliefje — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 59936; Nemophila maculata.
[2] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Nemophila maculata ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Fivespot (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 145016; taxon 468K3.
  • Gefleckte Hainblume (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 145017; taxon 468K3.
[3] Nemophila maculata — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • fivespot — results[23].names[1]; taxon id 59936; Nemophila maculata.
  • Gefleckte Hainblume — results[23].names[9]; taxon id 59936; Nemophila maculata.
  • Bont bosliefje — results[23].names[10]; taxon id 59936; Nemophila maculata.
  • täpläsievikki — results[23].names[2]; taxon id 59936; Nemophila maculata.
  • hajnička skvrnitá — results[23].names[3]; taxon id 59936; Nemophila maculata.
  • モンカラクサ — results[23].names[4]; taxon id 59936; Nemophila maculata.
  • 五斑粉蝶花 — results[23].names[5]; taxon id 59936; Nemophila maculata.
  • 五斑粉蝶花 — results[23].names[6]; taxon id 59936; Nemophila maculata.
  • kärleksblomster — results[23].names[7]; taxon id 59936; Nemophila maculata.
  • Немофила пятнистая — results[23].names[8]; taxon id 59936; Nemophila maculata.
  • hájnička škvrnitá — results[23].names[11]; taxon id 59936; Nemophila maculata.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Nemophila maculata is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Hydrophyllaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
Oregon to California.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

fivespot (Nemophila maculata) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from May to October.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Nemophila maculata — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 735904; ID 468K3; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 735904; ID 468K3; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Nemophila maculata — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 95501; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 808118, 808119, 808120

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.