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Purple Chinese Houses
Collinsia heterophylla
13,825 observations in the source records
28 photos
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What the records say
- 13,825 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Concolorous Chinese HousesCollinsia concolor
San Francisco CollinsiaCollinsia multicolor
fewflower blue-eyed MaryCollinsia sparsiflora
White Blue-eyed MaryCollinsia bartsiifolia
sticky Chinese housesCollinsia tinctoria
narrowleaf blue-eyed MaryCollinsia linearis
Fiesta FlowerPholistoma auritum
Violet Blue Eyed MaryCollinsia violacea
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| California | 12,977 |
|---|---|
| United States | 7,485 |
| Nevada | 374 |
| Mexico | 160 |
| Baja California | 160 |
| Washington | 5 |
| Virginia | 3 |
| District of Columbia | 2 |
| Connecticut | 2 |
| Michigan | 2 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Annual plantListed by a harvested source as having an annual life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Mints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies · Lamiales |
| Family | Plantain Family · Plantaginaceae |
| Genus | Blue-eyed Marys · Collinsia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
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