Plantaginaceae

Spinster's blue eyed Mary

Collinsia sparsiflora Fisch. & C.A.Mey.

Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Collinsia

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Spinster's blue eyed Mary: Collinsia sparsiflora — spinster's blue-eyed Mary, few-flowered collinsia. In the Morgan Territory Regional Preserve of the East Bay Regional Parks District — i — Photo: Tom Hilton, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Spinster's blue eyed Mary

Synonyms

Collinsia parviflora var. sparsiflora (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Benth.
Collinsia sparsiflora var. typica Newsom

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Tom Hilton, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.