Collinsia bartsiifolia var. bartsiifolia

White blue eyed mary

Family: Plantaginaceae · Type: annual · Native

White blue eyed mary is a California native annual found in northern coastal ranges, interior coastal ranges, California Ranges, central and southern Sierra Nevada foothills, Tehachapi, Central Valley, southern San Francisco Bay, southern coastal ranges, and northern Transverse Ranges in open, sandy places at elevations generally below 600 meters. Flowering from March to June, this plant produces white to pale lavender flowers with corolla 15 to 20 millimeters long, featuring lips with lateral lobes that are slightly notched. Growing 20 to 35 centimeters tall with delicate, branching stems, it forms a slender, upright annual herb. Its leaves are arranged along the stems, likely creating a fine, feathery appearance characteristic of the blue eyed mary species. The plant's distinctive two-toned flowers and preference for sandy, open habitats make it a charming wildflower of California's diverse landscapes.

Habitat: Open, sandy places

Bloom period: Mar-Jun

Elevation: generally < 600 m

Bioregions: NCoRO/KR (Humboldt Co.), NCoRI, CaRF, c&amps SNF, Teh, GV, s SnFrB (Santa Cruz Co.), SCoRO, n WTR.

California counties: Calaveras, Kern, Monterey, Lake, San Luis Obispo, Fresno, Colusa, Tulare, Alameda, Sutter, San Joaquin, Madera, Santa Barbara, San Francisco, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, El Dorado, Amador, Santa Cruz, Los Angeles, Stanislaus, Solano, Merced, Humboldt, Shasta

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.