Plantaginaceae
San Francisco blue eyed Mary
Collinsia multicolor
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Genus
- Collinsia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- San Francisco blue eyed Mary
Synonyms
- Collinsia bicolor var. multicolor (Lindl. & Paxton) Voss
- Collinsia franciscana Bioletti
- Collinsia multicolor var. marmorata T.Moore
- Collinsia sparsiflora var. franciscana (Bioletti) Jeps.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 439 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Alexander Wentworth, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Chuck Wilson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alexander Wentworth, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jeremiah Degenhardt, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dee Shea Himes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alexander Wentworth, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jeremiah Degenhardt, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: bungelina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Matthew Mosher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: joergmlpts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dianne Fristrom, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: rockybajada, CC0, from iNaturalist
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- Maiden blue eyed MaryCollinsia parvifloraPlantaginaceae
- White blue eyed MaryCollinsia bartsiifoliaPlantaginaceae
- Child's blue eyed MaryCollinsia childiiPlantaginaceae
- Chinese housesCollinsia concolorPlantaginaceae
- Purple Chinese housesCollinsia heterophyllaPlantaginaceae
- Narrowleaf blue eyed MaryCollinsia linearisPlantaginaceae
- Spinster's blue eyed MaryCollinsia sparsifloraPlantaginaceae
- Sticky Chinese housesCollinsia tinctoriaPlantaginaceae
- Torrey's blue eyed MaryCollinsia torreyiPlantaginaceae
- Spring blue eyed MaryCollinsia vernaPlantaginaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.