Collinsia verna

Collinsia verna

Secure  (NatureServe)
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Collinsia
Species:
C. verna
Binomial name
Collinsia verna
Nutt. 1817
Synonyms[1]
  • Collinsia alba Raf.
  • Collinsia bicolor Raf.
  • Collinsia tricolor Raf.
  • Herpestis bicolor Mill. & Muhl.
  • Linaria tenella F.Dietr.
Collinsia verna (blue-eyed mary), Muskingum County, Ohio
Collinsia verna (blue-eyed mary)

Collinsia verna, or blue-eyed Mary, is a winter annual that is native to the eastern and central parts of North America but has become endangered in the states of New York and Tennessee. The flowers are bicolored white and blue. It is a plant of valley bottoms and moist bottom slopes, in areas with moderate lighting and requires some shade.

  1. ^ The Plant List, Collinsia verna Nutt.