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Collinsia heterophylla var. austromontana
Photo is of parent taxon

downy Chinese-houses, purple Chinese houses, southern Chinese houses
Leaf

blades: abaxial surface sparsely hairy.
Flowers

corolla 10–15(–18) mm, banner length 0.6–0.8 times wings, reflexed portion 2–3 times basal portion.

Collinsia heterophylla var. austromontana
Phenology Flowering May–Jul(–Aug).
Habitat Chaparral, mixed woodlands.
Elevation 300–1700 m. (1000–5600 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
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Discussion

Variety austromontana is narrowly distributed in the Transverse and northern Peninsular ranges of southern California; its range does not overlap with that of var. heterophylla. The defining characteristics, reduction of the banner and hairiness of the abaxial leaf surface, vary. Some plants (with banner size near the limit for var. austromontana and limited leaf hairiness) might be misidentified as var. heterophylla.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 17, p. 74.
Parent taxa Plantaginaceae > Collinsia > Collinsia heterophylla
Sibling taxa
C. heterophylla var. heterophylla
Synonyms C. bicolor var. austromontana, C. austromontana
Name authority (Newsom) Munz: Man. S. Calif. Bot., 464, 600. (1935)
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