Collinsia heterophylla var. heterophylla

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 74.

Leaf-blades: abaxial surface glabrous, midvein rarely hairy. Flowers: corolla (13–) 15–20 mm, banner length 0.8–0.9 times wings, reflexed portion 4+ times basal portion.


Phenology: Flowering Mar–Jun.
Habitat: Chaparral, open mixed woodlands, oak woodlands.
Elevation: 0–1300 m.

Distribution

Calif., Mexico (Baja California)

Discussion

Variety heterophylla is frequently grown in gardens and appears to be capable of escaping. Reports of Collinsia heterophylla from the eastern United States may be from such escapes as waifs.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Michael S. Park +
Graham +
0.8-0.9 times wings +
alternate +, opposite +, whorled +, helical +  and subopposite +
not leathery +  and not fleshy +
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
spreading;reflexed +
linear +  and lanceolate +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Calif. +  and Mexico (Baja California) +
drupe-like +
0–1300 m. +
curved +  and straight +
hairy +  and glabrous +
1 +  and 4 +
acute +, linear +  and ovate +
loculicidal +  and septicidal +
Chaparral, open mixed woodlands, oak woodlands. +
terminal +  and axillary +
hairy +  and glabrous +
white-hairy +  and glabrous +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
lanceolate-deltate +
persistent +  and deciduous +
deltate;ovate +
2-7-flowered +
4-locular +, 1-locular +  and 2-locular +
axile +  and parietal +
basal +, apical +  and superior +
tenuinucellate +, unitegmic +  and hemitropous +
campylotropous +, hemianatropous +  and anatropous +
ascending +  and spreading +
5 +  and 4 +
Flowering Mar–Jun. +
4+ times basal portion +
minute +
cinnamon red +, brown +  and reddish-brown +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
cupshaped +  and campanulate +
climbing +  and scrambling +
sprawling +, creeping +  and prostrate +
erect;ascending +
hairy +  and glabrous +
Collinsia heterophylla var. heterophylla +
Collinsia heterophylla +
variety +
darker red +
gibbous +  and saccate +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br />) +
biennial +, perennial +  and annual +
2 +  and 7 +
whitish +  and rose-purple +