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small-flowered blue-eyed mary

Collinsia parviflora

The small-flowered blue-eyed mary is a pretty little flower with tiny blue and white blooms. It often grows in clusters and can be found in many places, bringing beauty to gardens and fields.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The small-flowered blue-eyed mary is a slender annual herb with delicate, two-lipped flowers typically a vibrant blue or violet, often featuring white or yellow markings on the lower lip. Its small size and bright blooms help it stand out in early spring.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

It's an "ephemeral" beauty, meaning its brief bloom delights only for a short time!

Its tiny flowers are perfect landing pads for small, busy native bees.

Named after botanist Thomas Nuttall, who first described it in North America.

Some species of blue-eyed mary are native only to California, nowhere else!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Quick Sprout

This plant can grow, flower, and set seeds rapidly, completing its entire life cycle in just a few weeks after rain.

Fähigkeit

Tiny Seed Traveler

Small-flowered blue-eyed mary produces many tiny seeds that can be easily dispersed by wind or water to new locations.

Maße und Details

Höhe
5-40 cm
Ausbreitung
5-15 cm
Blütengröße
0.3-1 cm
Blütezeit
Spring to early summer
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Einjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

European honey bee

Apis mellifera

Visits flowers for nectar and pollen.

pollinates

Yellow-faced bumblebee

Bombus vosnesenskii

An important native pollinator in its range.

eats

Green peach aphid

Myzus persicae

Sap-feeding insect that can feed on many plants.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always look but don't pick flowers, so everyone can enjoy them!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von small-flowered blue-eyed mary?

5-40 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von small-flowered blue-eyed mary?

5-15 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von small-flowered blue-eyed mary?

0.3-1 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von small-flowered blue-eyed mary?

Spring to early summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von small-flowered blue-eyed mary?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von small-flowered blue-eyed mary?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von small-flowered blue-eyed mary?

Einjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von small-flowered blue-eyed mary?

Insekten

Snap-Karte

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Neueste Snaps

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