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spring blue eyed Mary

violet blue-eyed Mary, violet collinsia

Habit Annuals 10–30 cm. Annuals 10–35(–60) cm.
Stems

erect to ascending.

erect to ascending.

Leaf

blades ovate to elliptic or lanceolate, base cuneate to subcordate, margins shallowly and coarsely serrate.

blades oblong to lanceolate, margins entire or weakly serrate.

Inflorescences

± glandular, scaly-hairy;

nodes 1–6(–8)-flowered;

flowers not crowded proximally, often 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, usually longer than calyx, visible, glandular abaxially, glabrate adaxially.

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

Flowers

calyx lobes deltate, surpassing capsule, apex acute to acuminate;

corolla blue, banner white to pale lilac, base yellow with small maroon spots, wings and keel bluish, 8–15 mm, keel sparsely glandular;

banner length (0.7–)0.8–1 times wings, lobe base without folds;

wings widely obovate, notched less than 0.1 times whole length;

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

stamens: abaxial filaments glabrous or sparsely hairy at base, adaxials hairy, 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.

without red blotches.

Seeds

2–4, oblong to oval, 2–3 mm, margins thickened, inrolled.

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

2n

= 14.

= 14.

Collinsia verna

Collinsia violacea

Phenology Flowering Apr–Jun. Flowering Apr–Jun.
Habitat Moist woodlands. Sandy or rocky soils, dry open areas, woodlands.
Elevation 80–1000 m. (300–3300 ft.) 10–300 m. (0–1000 ft.)
Distribution
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AR; IA; IL; IN; KS; KY; MI; MO; NY; OH; OK; PA; TN; TX; VA; WI; WV; ON
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AR; IL; KS; MO; OK; TX
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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. grandiflora, C. greenei, C. heterophylla, C. latifolia, C. linearis, C. multicolor, C. parryi, C. parviflora, C. rattanii, C. sparsiflora, C. tinctoria, C. torreyi, 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. bicolor
Name authority Nuttall: J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1: 190, plate 9. (1817) Nuttall: Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 5: 179. (1835)
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