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Collinsia torreyi  A. Gray  var. brevicarinata  Newsom
Torrey's blue eyed mary,   Torrey's collinsia
Collinsia torreyi var. brevicarinata is an annual herb that is native to California.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Bloom Period
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
Information about  Collinsia torreyi var. brevicarinata from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (COTOB)

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[plantid.net] Description: CA Bloom Apr - Aug Blue, white flower Four petals Opposite leaves CA native AKA Torrey's Blue Eyed Mary Plantain Family (Plantaginaceae) (contributed by Mary Ann Machi)

[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. (contributed by Mary Ann Machi)


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 12/02/2023).