Collinsia grandiflora
Collinsia grandiflora | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Plantaginaceae |
Genus: | Collinsia |
Species: | C. grandiflora
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Binomial name | |
Collinsia grandiflora |
Collinsia grandiflora is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common names giant blue eyed Mary and large-flowered collinsia. This wildflower is native to western North America from British Columbia to northern California where it grows in coniferous understory and woodland.
Description
This is an erect annual herb reaching about 35 centimeters in maximum height. It produces a thin stem and narrow leaves and looks grasslike before flowering. It produces a showy inflorescence which is separated into interrupted levels, with each level producing a row of one to several flowers. Each pea-like flower is just over a centimeter wide and bright purple with white upper lips. The fruit is a capsule containing four seeds. The plant is relatively small, but its features are larger than most other Collinsia, hence its common names.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment OF Collinsia grandiflora
- USDA Plants Profile FOR Collinsia grandiflora
- Collinsia grandiflora — U.C. Photo gallery
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Articles with 'species' microformats
- Commons category link from Wikidata
- Collinsia
- Flora of British Columbia
- Flora of California
- Flora of Oregon
- Flora of Washington (state)
- Flora of the Klamath Mountains
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Flora of the West Coast of the United States
- Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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