''Collinsia'' is a genus of about 20 species of annual flowering plants, consisting of the blue eyed Marys and the Chinese houses. It was traditionally placed in the snapdragon family Scrophulariaceae, but following recent research in molecular genetics, it has now been placed in a much enlarged family Plantaginaceae. The genus is endemic to North America, and is named in honor of Zacchaeus Collins, a Philadelphia

botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...

of the late eighteenth/early nineteenth century. Many of the 20 species may be found in California. Two species, ''

Collinsia parviflora ''Collinsia parviflora'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae (previously Scrophulariaceae) known by the common names maiden blue eyed Mary and small-flowered collinsia. This tiny wildflower is a common plant throughout ...

'' (smallflower blue eyed Mary) and '' Collinsia violacea'' (violet blue eyed Mary), had medicinal uses among American Indian peoples. Species include: *''

Collinsia antonina ''Collinsia'' is a genus of about 20 species of annual flowering plants, consisting of the blue eyed Marys and the Chinese houses. It was traditionally placed in the snapdragon family Scrophulariaceae, but following recent research in mol ...

'' *'' Collinsia bartsiifolia'' *'' Collinsia callosa'' *'' Collinsia childii'' *'' Collinsia concolor'' *'' Collinsia corymbosa'' *'' Collinsia grandiflora'' *'' Collinsia greenei'' *'' Collinsia heterophylla'' *'' Collinsia linearis'' *'' Collinsia multicolor'' *'' Collinsia parryi'' *''

'' *'' Collinsia parvula'' *'' Collinsia rattanii'' *'' Collinsia sparsiflora'' *'' Collinsia tinctoria'' *'' Collinsia torreyi'' *''

Collinsia verna ''Collinsia verna'', or blue-eyed Mary, is a winter annual that is native to the eastern and central parts of North America but has become endangered in the states of New York and Tennessee. The flowers are bicolored white and blue. It is a plan ...

'' *'' Collinsia violacea''

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Calflora Database: ''Collinsia'' speciesJepson Manual Treatment of ''Collinsia''
Annual plants Plantaginaceae genera Taxa named by Thomas Nuttall {{Plantaginaceae-stub