Collinsia verna

Collinsia verna
Collinsia verna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Collinsia
Species: C. verna
Binomial name
Collinsia verna
Nutt.

Collinsia verna is an annual wildflower common in eastern North America, where it is known as blue-eyed Mary. The flowers are actually bicolored white and blue. It is a plant of valley bottoms and moist bottom slopes, in areas of moderate light; it is not a shade lover.



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  • Collinsia verna — ID 20752 Symbol Key COVE2 Common Name spring blue eyed Mary Family Scrophulariaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AR, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MO, NY, OH, OK, PA, TN, VA, WI, WV …   USDA Plant Characteristics

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