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Latin Name: |
Collinsia parviflora, Collinsia grandiflora, Collinsia rattanii, Collinsia sparsiflora |
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Common Name(s): |
Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary, Maiden Blue-Eyed Mary, Blue-Lips |
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Family Name: |
Figwort |
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Size: |
2-16 inches |
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Flower Size: |
0.25 inch wide |
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Flower Shape: |
Tubular |
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Color(s): |
Blue/Violet ( |
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Description: |
Tiny blue and white flowers (white or blue-white on the the top two petals, blue on the lower two petals) attached to a short, hairy stalks. Each flower has 4 stamens tucked behind a small "secret" middle lobe. Lower two lobes typically protrude more forward than the upper two lobes. |
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Tidbits: |
This is the smallest flower in the figwort family. |
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Ecology: |
Open moist slopes and banks, mossy outcrops, grassy areas, gravelly flats. |
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Blooming Season: |
April-July |
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Similar Flowers: |
Woodland Penstemon, Common False Pimpernel |
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