FNA: Collinsia wrightii vs. Collinsia latifolia

	Collinsia wrightii	Collinsia latifolia
	Wright's blue-eyed Mary	broad-leafed collinsia, Torrey's collinsia
Habit	Annuals 5–25 cm.	Annuals 5–25 cm.
Stems	erect.	erect to ascending.
Leaf	blades linear to elliptic, margins entire or serrate.	blades elliptic to ovate, length usually 2–5 times width, margins entire or serrate.
Inflorescences	densely glandular; nodes (1–)3–6-flowered; flowers not crowded; distalmost bracts linear, 0–2 mm.	densely glandular; nodes (1–)3–6-flowered; flowers not crowded; distalmost bracts linear, 0–2 mm.
Pedicels	ascending to spreading, sometimes reflexed, pendent and/or sigmoid in fruit, usually longer than calyx, visible.	ascending to spreading, sometimes reflexed, pendent and/or sigmoid in fruit, usually longer than calyx, visible.
Flowers	calyx lobes narrowly deltate to lanceolate, equal to capsule, apex subacute to rounded; corolla blue-violet to purple, banner white, cream, or pale lilac, 4–6(–9) mm, sparsely glandular; banner length 0.7–0.8 times wings, lobe base without folds, wings surpassing keel by 1–2 mm; stamens: abaxial filaments glabrous, adaxials glabrous or hairy at base, basal spur 0.	calyx lobes lanceolate to ovate, equal to capsule, apex subacute to rounded; corolla blue-violet to purple, banner white, cream, or pale lilac, 6–9 mm, sparsely glandular; banner length 0.7–0.8(–0.9) times wings, lobe base with folds bulging 0.5 mm away from throat opening at base of each lobe, wings equal to keel; stamens: abaxial filaments glabrous, adaxials glabrous or hairy at base, basal spur 0.
Seeds	2, ovate to oblong, sometimes compressed, 2–2.5 mm, margins thickened, inrolled.	2, ovate to oblong, often curled toward attachment side, 2–2.5 mm, margins thickened, inrolled.

	Collinsia wrightii	Collinsia latifolia
Phenology	Flowering May–Aug.	Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat	Coniferous forests, usually in sandy, granitic soils.	Mixed oak-conifer forests, openings near montane chaparral.
Elevation	800–4000 m. (2600–13100 ft.)	1000–2500 m. (3300–8200 ft.)
Distribution	CA	CA; OR
Discussion	A report of Collinsia wrightii (as C. torreyi var. wrightii) from western Nevada (J. T. Kartesz 1987) has not been verified by the author. Collinsia wrightii is often confused with C. parviflora and less frequently with C. torreyi. The corolla of C. wrightii is purplish as in C. torreyi and not the bright blue of C. parviflora. Collinsia wrightii and C. parviflora differ most evidently in plant stature and corolla size; C. wrightii is generally more diminutive. The large-flowered form of Collinsia wrightii, corolla (6–)8–9 mm, has been treated as C. torreyi var. brevicarinata and occurs only near Kings Canyon and Sequoia national parks. The flowers are similar in size to those of C. torreyi as treated here but differ in corolla shape (wings surpassing tip of keel by 1.5–2 mm) and leaf shape and length. The seeds of the large-flowered form are compressed; those of the small-flowered form are not. A phylogenetic study (B. G. Baldwin et al. 2011) showed that Collinsia wrightii and C. torreyi belong to divergent lineages and supports the recognition of these taxa as distinct species based on differences in the lengths of the wings relative to the tips of the keels. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)	Collinsia latifolia occurs on volcanic and metamorphic substrates in northern California and southern Oregon in the Klamath and Cascade ranges, and in the North Coast Ranges of California. Its flowers are nearly identical to those of C. torreyi, which differs in leaf shape: linear in C. torreyi and elliptic to ovate in C. latifolia. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source	FNA vol. 17, p. 70.	FNA vol. 17, p. 71.
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. verna, C. violacea	C. antonina, C. bartsiifolia, C. callosa, C. childii, C. concolor, C. corymbosa, C. grandiflora, C. greenei, C. heterophylla, C. linearis, C. multicolor, C. parryi, C. parviflora, C. rattanii, C. sparsiflora, C. tinctoria, C. torreyi, C. verna, C. violacea, C. wrightii
Synonyms	C. brachysiphon, C. monticola, C. torreyi var. brachysiphon, C. torreyi var. brevicarinata, C. torreyi var. wrightii	C. torreyi var. latifolia
Name authority	S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 24: 84. (1889)	(Newsom) B. G. Baldwin: Kalisz & Armbruster, Amer. J. Bot. 98: 747. (2011)
Web links	WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search	Local floras: OR Local Web sites: Flora NW, PNW Herbaria WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

Collinsia latifolia

Wright's blue-eyed Mary

broad-leafed collinsia, Torrey's collinsia

Habit

Annuals 5–25 cm.

Stems

erect.

erect to ascending.

Leaf

blades linear to elliptic, margins entire or serrate.

blades elliptic to ovate, length usually 2–5 times width, margins entire or serrate.

Inflorescences

densely glandular;

nodes (1–)3–6-flowered;

flowers not crowded;

distalmost bracts linear, 0–2 mm.

densely glandular;

nodes (1–)3–6-flowered;

flowers not crowded;

distalmost bracts linear, 0–2 mm.

Pedicels

ascending to spreading, sometimes reflexed, pendent and/or sigmoid in fruit, usually longer than calyx, visible.

Flowers

calyx lobes narrowly deltate to lanceolate, equal to capsule, apex subacute to rounded;

corolla blue-violet to purple, banner white, cream, or pale lilac, 4–6(–9) mm, sparsely glandular;

banner length 0.7–0.8 times wings, lobe base without folds, wings surpassing keel by 1–2 mm;

stamens: abaxial filaments glabrous, adaxials glabrous or hairy at base, basal spur 0.

calyx lobes lanceolate to ovate, equal to capsule, apex subacute to rounded;

corolla blue-violet to purple, banner white, cream, or pale lilac, 6–9 mm, sparsely glandular;

banner length 0.7–0.8(–0.9) times wings, lobe base with folds bulging 0.5 mm away from throat opening at base of each lobe, wings equal to keel;

stamens: abaxial filaments glabrous, adaxials glabrous or hairy at base, basal spur 0.

Seeds

2, ovate to oblong, sometimes compressed, 2–2.5 mm, margins thickened, inrolled.

2, ovate to oblong, often curled toward attachment side, 2–2.5 mm, margins thickened, inrolled.

Collinsia latifolia

Phenology

Flowering May–Aug.

Flowering Jun–Aug.

Habitat

Coniferous forests, usually in sandy, granitic soils.

Mixed oak-conifer forests, openings near montane chaparral.

Elevation

800–4000 m. (2600–13100 ft.)

1000–2500 m. (3300–8200 ft.)

Distribution

CA; OR

Discussion

A report of Collinsia wrightii (as C. torreyi var. wrightii) from western Nevada (J. T. Kartesz 1987) has not been verified by the author.

Collinsia wrightii is often confused with C. parviflora and less frequently with C. torreyi. The corolla of C. wrightii is purplish as in C. torreyi and not the bright blue of C. parviflora. Collinsia wrightii and C. parviflora differ most evidently in plant stature and corolla size; C. wrightii is generally more diminutive.

The large-flowered form of Collinsia wrightii, corolla (6–)8–9 mm, has been treated as C. torreyi var. brevicarinata and occurs only near Kings Canyon and Sequoia national parks. The flowers are similar in size to those of C. torreyi as treated here but differ in corolla shape (wings surpassing tip of keel by 1.5–2 mm) and leaf shape and length. The seeds of the large-flowered form are compressed; those of the small-flowered form are not.

A phylogenetic study (B. G. Baldwin et al. 2011) showed that Collinsia wrightii and C. torreyi belong to divergent lineages and supports the recognition of these taxa as distinct species based on differences in the lengths of the wings relative to the tips of the keels.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Collinsia latifolia occurs on volcanic and metamorphic substrates in northern California and southern Oregon in the Klamath and Cascade ranges, and in the North Coast Ranges of California. Its flowers are nearly identical to those of C. torreyi, which differs in leaf shape: linear in C. torreyi and elliptic to ovate in C. latifolia.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source

FNA vol. 17, p. 70.

FNA vol. 17, p. 71.

Parent taxa

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. verna, C. violacea

C. antonina, C. bartsiifolia, C. callosa, C. childii, C. concolor, C. corymbosa, C. grandiflora, C. greenei, C. heterophylla, C. linearis, C. multicolor, C. parryi, C. parviflora, C. rattanii, C. sparsiflora, C. tinctoria, C. torreyi, C. verna, C. violacea, C. wrightii

Synonyms

C. brachysiphon, C. monticola, C. torreyi var. brachysiphon, C. torreyi var. brevicarinata, C. torreyi var. wrightii

C. torreyi var. latifolia

Name authority

S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 24: 84. (1889)

(Newsom) B. G. Baldwin: Kalisz & Armbruster, Amer. J. Bot. 98: 747. (2011)

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