Burke: Collinsia bartsiifolia vs. Collinsia parviflora

	Collinsia bartsiifolia	Collinsia parviflora
		small-flowered blue-eyed Mary, collinsia
Habit		Herbaceous annual with single or branched stems growing to height of 5-40 cm. Plants often found growing in masses.
Leaves		Opposite, mostly glabrous and entire-margined; leaves sometimes whorled near top of plant; up to 5 cm. long and about 1 cm. wide. Stems and flower pedicels often have short hairs that are sometimes glandular.
Flowers		4-7 mm. long, bilabiate (two-lipped) with blue lower lip and white to whitish pink upper lip; lower half of corolla tube fused and abruptly bent near base forming a small sac on upper side of corolla base.
Fruits		Ellipse-shaped capsule up to 5 mm. long and typically shorter than the sepals.
Comments		May hybridize with C. grandiflora.

	Collinsia bartsiifolia	Collinsia parviflora
Identification notes		Base of corolla is bent at obligue angle. In C. grandiflora the corolla is bent at right angle.
Flowering time		March-July
Habitat		Lowlands to alpine meadows in vernally (springtime) moist areas.
Distribution	[WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]	Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California and Colorado, east to Ontario and Michigan. [WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
Origin		Native
Conservation status		Not of concern
Sibling taxa	C. grandiflora, C. parviflora, C. rattanii, C. sparsiflora	C. grandiflora, C. rattanii, C. sparsiflora
Web links	Local floras: CA Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos, Flora NW, PNW Herbaria WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search	Local floras: BC, CA, OR, WA Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos, Flora NW, PNW Herbaria, Turner Photog. WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

Collinsia bartsiifolia

Collinsia parviflora

small-flowered blue-eyed Mary, collinsia

Habit

Herbaceous annual with single or branched stems growing to height of 5-40 cm. Plants often found growing in masses.

Leaves

Opposite, mostly glabrous and entire-margined;

leaves sometimes whorled near top of plant; up to 5 cm. long and about 1 cm. wide. Stems and flower pedicels often have short hairs that are sometimes glandular.

Flowers

4-7 mm. long, bilabiate (two-lipped) with blue lower lip and white to whitish pink upper lip; lower half of corolla tube fused and abruptly bent near base forming a small sac on upper side of corolla base.

Fruits

Ellipse-shaped capsule up to 5 mm. long and typically shorter than the sepals.

Comments

May hybridize with C. grandiflora.