▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁Nem oph ila ▁pul ch ella , ▁known ▁by ▁the ▁common ▁name ▁East wood ' s ▁baby ▁blue - ey es , ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁flow ering ▁plant ▁in ▁the ▁b orage ▁family . ▁It ▁is ▁en demic ▁to ▁California , ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁found ▁from ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bay ▁Area ▁to ▁the ▁southern ▁Sierra ▁Nev ada ▁to ▁the ▁Trans verse ▁R anges . ▁It ▁grows ▁in ▁many ▁types ▁of ▁mountain , ▁fo oth ill , ▁and ▁valley ▁habit ats . ▁ ▁Description ▁Nem oph ila ▁pul ch ella ▁is ▁an ▁annual ▁her b ▁with ▁a ▁f les hy ▁and ▁del icate ▁stem . ▁The ▁leaves ▁are ▁up ▁to ▁ 5 ▁cent im eters ▁long ▁and ▁generally ▁divided ▁into ▁five ▁wide , ▁rounded ▁lo bes . ▁Flow ers ▁are ▁solit ary , ▁each ▁on ▁a ▁p edic el ▁up ▁to ▁ 3 ▁cent im eters ▁in ▁length . ▁The ▁flower ▁has ▁a ▁cal y x ▁of ▁hair y , ▁pointed ▁sep als . ▁The ▁bow l - sh aped ▁flower ▁cor ol la ▁is ▁white ▁or ▁blue , ▁the ▁largest ▁just ▁over ▁a ▁cent imeter ▁wide . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁three ▁vari eties . ▁ ▁Fr ém ont ' s ▁baby ▁blue - ey es , ▁var . ▁f rem ont ii , ▁has ▁white ▁flowers , ▁as ▁does ▁ ▁var . ▁g rac ilis , ▁which ▁is ▁en demic ▁to ▁the ▁Sierra ▁Nev ada ▁fo oth ills ▁var . ▁pul ch ella ▁has ▁blue ▁flowers ▁with