Collinsia verna Nutt.

Spring blue eyed mary (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Collinsia

Characteristics

Stems weak, 2–4 dm, often decumbent below, glabrous below, finely glandular-puberulent above; lower lvs petioled; main lvs sessile, triangular-ovate or oblong-ovate, 2–5 cm; fls mostly in 1–3 whorls of 4–6 fls each, the pedicels 5–20 mm; cal-lobes narrowly triangular, 4–5 mm; cor-tube 3–4 mm; upper lip normally white, varying to pale blue, 6–10 mm; lower lip bright blue, 8–12 mm; cor-lobes emarginate; upper stamens with pubescent filaments; sterile filament 1 mm, fleshy, projecting at right angles from near the base of the cor-tube; seeds usually 4, 2.5–3 mm, the ventral concavity large and conspicuous; 2n=14. Rich moist woods, especially in alluvial soil; N.Y. to Mich. and s. Wis., s. to w. Va., Ky. and Ark. Apr., May.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.4
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Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
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Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 21
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Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Images

Flower

Collinsia verna flower picture by K O (cc-by-sa)
Collinsia verna flower picture by Betty Wood (cc-by-sa)
Collinsia verna flower picture by Elizabeth Elizabeth Varela (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Collinsia verna world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:801656-1
WFO ID wfo-0000614949
COL ID X4DC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Collinsia alba Collinsia tricolor Linaria tenella Collinsia bicolor Collinsia verna