Collinsia sparsiflora var. sparsiflora

Few flowered collinsia

Family: Plantaginaceae · Type: annual · Native

Few flowered collinsia is a California native annual found in northern Coast Ranges, northern inner Coast Ranges, California Roasted Flats, northern and central Sierra Nevada Foothills, Central Valley, and northern Central Western California in grassy, sometimes disturbed or rocky places, chaparral, oak woodland, and dry mixed woodland at elevations below 1,000 meters. Flowering from March to May, this plant produces delicate flowers with a distinctive throat strongly angled to the tube, creating a unique pouch-like appearance. Growing 5 to 30 centimeters tall with an upright and slender form, it spreads gracefully in open woodland and grassland environments. Its leaves are arranged along the stem, complementing the plant's delicate structural characteristics. The flowers range from 7 to 20 millimeters long, presenting a subtle yet intricate botanical display.

Habitat: Grassy, sometimes disturbed or rocky places, chaparral, oak woodland, dry mixed woodland

Bloom period: Mar-May

Elevation: < 1000 m

Bioregions: NCoRO, NCoRI, CaRF, n&ampc SNF, GV, n CW

California counties: Sonoma, Modoc, Lake, Humboldt, San Luis Obispo, Nevada, Napa, Glenn, Tehama, Marin, Mendocino, Yolo, Colusa, Butte, Solano, San Mateo, San Francisco, El Dorado, Santa Clara, Contra Costa, Tulare, Placer, Monterey

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