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Collinsia grandiflora

Collinsia violacea

blue-lips blue-eyed Mary, giant blue eyed Mary, large-flower blue-eyed Mary, large-flower collinsia

violet blue-eyed Mary, violet collinsia
Habit Annuals (4–)6–35 cm. Annuals 10–35(–60) cm.
Stems

erect to ascending.

erect to ascending.
Leaf

blades narrowly oblong to lanceolate, margins subentire.

blades oblong to lanceolate, margins entire or weakly serrate.
Inflorescences

glabrous or finely glandular to scaly-hairy;

nodes 1–6(–8)-flowered;

flowers not crowded proximally, sometimes crowded distally;

distalmost bracts linear, 5–6(+) mm.

glabrous or glandular to scaly-hairy;

nodes 1–6(–8)-flowered;

flowers not crowded proximally, sometimes crowded distally;

distalmost bracts linear, 5–6(+) mm.
Pedicels

ascending to reflexed, proximals usually longer than calyx, visible.

ascending to reflexed, usually longer than calyx, visible, glandular abaxially and adaxially.
Flowers

calyx lobes ± deltate, equal to capsule, apex acuminate;

corolla bluish, banner pale at center, 8–15 mm, keel glabrous;

banner length 0.8–1 times wings, lobe base without folds;

banner lobes and wings widely obovate, usually 2–6 mm wide;

throat strongly angled to tube, longer than diam., pouch prominent, angular;

stamens: filaments glabrous, basal spur 0.

calyx lobes deltate, surpassing capsule, apex acuminate;

corolla violet, banner pale violet to white, base yellow with dark orange spot, wings and keel violet, 10–15 mm, keel glabrous or sparsely glandular;

banner length 0.6–0.7(–0.8) times wings, lobe base without folds;

wings narrowly obcordate, notched 0.2 times whole length;

throat slightly angled to tube, longer than diam., pouch arched, slightly expanded;

stamens: abaxial filaments glabrous, adaxials hairy, basal spur 0.
Capsules

without red blotches.
Seeds

(3 or)4, oblong, 2–2.5 mm, margins thickened, inrolled.

6–12, oblong to oval, 1–1.5 mm, margins thickened, inrolled.
2n

= 14, 28, 42.

= 14.

Collinsia grandiflora

Collinsia violacea
Phenology Flowering (Mar–)May–Jul. Flowering Apr–Jun.
Habitat Gravelly or grassy margins of coniferous or open oak woodlands, moss-covered rock outcrops, other open areas. Sandy or rocky soils, dry open areas, woodlands.
Elevation 0–1800 m. (0–5900 ft.) 10–300 m. (0–1000 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; OR; WA; BC
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from FNA
AR; IL; KS; MO; OK; TX
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Discussion

Collinsia grandiflora occurs mostly in the coastal ranges. The distinction between C. grandiflora and C. parviflora is usually clear in California where corolla lobe shape and size are mostly well correlated. The distinction is much less clear in British Columbia, Oregon, and Washington.

An alternative to the treatment here would be to follow F. R. Ganders and G. R. Krause (1986), who suggested that Collinsia grandiflora and C. parviflora be treated as one species with two intergrading varieties.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 17, p. 65. FNA vol. 17, p. 65.
Parent taxa Plantaginaceae > Collinsia Plantaginaceae > Collinsia
Sibling taxa
C. antonina, C. bartsiifolia, C. callosa, C. childii, C. concolor, C. corymbosa, C. greenei, C. heterophylla, C. latifolia, C. linearis, C. multicolor, C. parryi, C. parviflora, C. rattanii, C. sparsiflora, C. tinctoria, C. torreyi, C. verna, C. violacea, C. wrightii
C. antonina, C. bartsiifolia, C. callosa, C. childii, C. concolor, C. corymbosa, C. grandiflora, C. greenei, C. heterophylla, C. latifolia, C. linearis, C. multicolor, C. parryi, C. parviflora, C. rattanii, C. sparsiflora, C. tinctoria, C. torreyi, C. verna, C. wrightii
Synonyms C. parviflora var. diehlii, C. parviflora var. grandiflora
Name authority Lindley: Bot. Reg. 13: plate 1107. (1827) Nuttall: Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 5: 179. (1835)
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