Collinsia parviflora, May 13, 2021
Common & scientific name
Blue-eyed Mary, Collinsia parviflora
Family
Snapdragon, Scrophulariaceae
Location
Weller Curve roadside, 9,000’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
This tiniest of flowers—“parviflora” is Latin for “small-flowered”—will test your eyes (or prescription), but will reward you with its intricate, unusual shape and lovely blue and white petals.