Collinsia torreyi var. brevicarinata Calflora

Taxon Report

Collinsia torreyi A. Gray var. brevicarinata Newsom

Torrey's blue eyed mary, Torrey's collinsia

2001 Steven Thorsted

Collinsia torreyi var. brevicarinata is an annual herb that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~24 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Collinsia torreyi
Genus:	Collinsia
Family:	Plantaginaceae (Scrophulariaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


POWO	Collinsia wrightii

Information about Collinsia torreyi var. brevicarinata from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (COTOB) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[polyploid.net] Description, Range: A large-flowered variety of Collinsia torreyi with a short "keel". Found at high elevations in the Sierra Nevada & San Gabriel Mountains, California, and in adjacent Nevada. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links 0000 0000 1001 0123:! 2001 Steven Thorsted:! null:!

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/18/2025).