Collinsia greenei
A. Gray
Greene's blue eyed mary, Greene's collinsia
Collinsia greenei is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
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Plantaginaceae
(Scrophulariaceae) - Collinsia
Bloom Period
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
[calscape.org] Range, Description: Collinsia greenei is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common name Greene's blue-eyed Mary. It is endemic to northern California, where it grows in the coastal and inland mountains, including the North Coast Ranges and the Klamath Mountains. Its habitat includes chaparral and coniferous forest on serpentine soils. The flower is one to 1. 5 centimeters long and royal purple in color, sometimes with a wash of white in the throat. It has two short upper lobes with their lips turned back, and three longer lower lobes arranged into a long pouch. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
