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Wright's blue eyed Mary
Scientific Name: Collinsia torreyi var. wrightii
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
Other Names:
Wright's Blue-Eyed Mary
This page provides information about Wright's Blue-Eyed Mary, a plant also known as Wright's Collinsia.
Considerations for Children
- The plant has a pretty bare stem in the lower part.
Scientific Name and Taxonomy
- Scientific Name: Collinsia torreyi var. wrightii
- Common Names: Wright's Blue-Eyed Mary, Wright's Collinsia
- Family: Plantain Family (Scrophulariaceae, based on other species of collinsia listed within the text.)
- Taxonomic Rank: Variety
Synonyms and Related Taxa
- Collinsia torreyi var. torreyi
- Other Collinsia species mentioned include:
- Collinsia bartsiifolia var. bartsiifolia (White Blue-Eyed Mary)
- Collinsia bartsiifolia var. stricta (White Blue-Eyed Mary)
- Collinsia bartsiifolia var. davidsonii (Davidson's Blue Eyed Mary, Davidson's Collinsia)
- Collinsia childii (Child's Blue Eyed Mary)
- Collinsia verna
Distribution and Habitat
- Observed in the Sierra Nevada, California.
- Also mentioned in connection with the San Gabriel Mountains chapter of the CNPS.
- Desert mountain environment.
Morphological Characteristics
- Erect growth habit.
- Stem characteristics: pretty bare stem in the lower part with many ramifications developing.