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Collinsia sparsiflora

Fisch. & C.A. Mey.

Few-flower Blue-eyed Mary

G4Apparently Secure Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.146127

Element CodePDSCR0H0F0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderPlantaginales

FamilyPlantaginaceae

GenusCollinsia

Other Common Names

Spinster's Blue eyed Mary (EN) spinster's blue eyed Mary (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

Kartesz (1994, 1999) recognized four varieties in Collinsia sparsiflora (var. arvensis, var. bruceae, var. collina, and var. sparsiflora). Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2019) recognizes two varieties: Collinsia sparsiflora var. sparsiflora in a broad sense (including var. arvensis, and var. bruceae), and Collinsia sparsiflora var. collina.

Conservation Status

Review Date1986-04-09

Change Date1986-04-09

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
Oregon	SNR	Yes
California	SNR	Yes
Washington	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (5)

California (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Black Butte	Los Padres National Forest	5,116
Iceberg - Mill Creek	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	26,988
Ishi	Lassen National Forest	21,805
Thomes Creek	Mendocino National Forest	16,616
Wild Horse Mtn. (CA)	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	28,822

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2019. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 17: Magnoliophyta: Tetrachondraceae to Orobanchaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 737 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.