Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary

Collinsia parviflora

"Collinsia parviflora" is a species of flowering plant in the Plantaginaceae known by the common names maiden blue eyed Mary and small-flowered collinsia. This tiny wildflower is a common plant throughout much of western and northern North America, where it grows in moist, shady mountain forests.
Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary It has been a cool spring and these are the first wildflower blossoms I have seen to photograph. The blossoms are very close to the ground to take advantage of any warmth that the sun can generate. Canada,Collinsia parviflora,Geotagged,Maiden blue eyed Mary,Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary,Spring

Appearance

"Collinsia parviflora" is an annual plant with a spindly reddish stem and narrow lance-shaped green leaves with edges that curl under.

The minuscule flowers grow singly or in loose clusters of several. Each flower has five lobes, the lower deep blue to purple and the upper white. The whole corolla is only a few millimeters across.

The fruit is a small capsule.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderLamiales
FamilyPlantaginaceae
GenusCollinsia
SpeciesC. parviflora
Photographed in
Canada
United States of America