Nemophila maculata vs nemophila

Nemophila maculata and nemophila both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Nemophila maculata	Yes	No	No	No
nemophila	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, nemophila is a hypernym of Nemophila maculata; that is, nemophila is a word with a broader meaning than Nemophila maculata:

Nemophila maculata: California annual having white flowers with a deep purple blotch on each petal
nemophila: any plant of the genus Nemophila

Nemophila maculata (noun)	nemophila (noun)
California annual having white flowers with a deep purple blotch on each petal	any plant of the genus Nemophila