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Collinsia sparsiflora

Collinsia sparsiflora Fisch. & C.A. Mey.

Spinster's Blue Eyed Mary

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: COSP

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Red , Purple
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May
Bloom Notes: white with reddish-purple edges

Distribution

USA: CA , OR , WA

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Collinsia sparsiflora in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Collinsia sparsiflora in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Collinsia sparsiflora

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-05-18
Research By: TWC Staff

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