Hydrophyllaceae
Blue fiestaflower
Pholistoma auritum
- Family
- Hydrophyllaceae
- Genus
- Pholistoma
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Blue fiestaflower
Synonyms
- Ellisia aurita (Lindl.) Jeps.
- Nemophila aurita Lindl.
- Pholistoma auritum var. auritum
- Viticella aurita (Lindl.) J.F.Macbr.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April (from 904 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: George Williams, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Henrik Kibak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: klicklo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mike Baird from Morro Bay, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Karen Fraser, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Heyman, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Peter Brastow, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dorothy Johnson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daniel, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Fluff Berger, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.