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white blue eyed Mary
Scientific Name: Collinsia bartsiifolia var. stricta
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
Other Names:
Omphalodes verna and Collinsia Species: A Botanical Overview
This page provides an overview of plants known as Blue-eyed Mary, primarily focusing on Omphalodes verna and species within the genus Collinsia.
Common Names
- Omphalodes verna: Creeping navelwort, Blue-eyed-Mary
- Collinsia species: Blue-eyed Mary, Maiden Blue Eyed Mary, Spring Blue-eyed Mary, Eastern Blue Eyed Mary, Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary, Blue-Lips
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Omphalodes verna
- Family: Not explicitly stated in text
- Kingdom: Not explicitly stated in text
- Taxonomic Rank: Perennial
- Synonyms: None explicitly stated in text
- Collinsia
- Genus: Collinsia
- Includes species: Collinsia verna, Collinsia bartsiifolia, Collinsia parviflora, Collinsia rattanii
- Collinsia bartsiifolia ssp. davidsonii is also mentioned.
Distribution and Habitat
- Omphalodes verna: Not explicitly stated in text.
- Collinsia verna: Occurs occasionally in northeastern and east-central United States; hilly woods.
- Collinsia bartsiifolia: British Columbia to Ontario and south to California and Colorado.
- Collinsia parviflora: Commonly found in woodlands of the western U.S.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Omphalodes verna: A vigorous, mat-forming perennial reaching up to 20cm tall, with oval leaves and bright blue flowers (12mm wide) with white eyes.
- Collinsia species:
- Generally, small, widely branched plants.
- Flowers are bilaterally symmetrical.
- Collinsia verna: Flowers have five lobes, with the upper lobes white to pale blue and the lower lobes a brighter blue. The upper lip is cleft into two rounded lobes.
- Collinsia parviflora: Small annual forb (10-40 cm); leaves narrow (2-7 mm), flowers white to blue, small (5-9 mm), corolla 4-7 mm long.
- Collinsia rattanii: Flowers are purple and white.
Quirky Facts
- While Blue-eyed Mary flowers are typically blue and white, pink and white varieties can be found.
- The common friend of Collinsia parviflora is often the tiny, white flowering Microsteris gracilis.