About Collinsia linearis A.Gray
Collinsia linearis is an annual herb that can grow up to 16 inches (41 centimetres) in height. Its inflorescence is made up of a series of nodes, and each node produces between 1 and 5 flowers. Every flower grows from a pedicel covered in glandular hairs. The flower corolla angles sharply away from the calyx formed by its sepals. The corolla color ranges from white, through purple-tinted, to deep purple-blue, and it is sometimes bicolored. It has two upper lobes and three lower lobes, with the middle lower lobe shaped into a pouch. The haploid chromosome number for this species is n=7. This plant grows in open coniferous forests, at elevations between 200 and 2,000 metres (660 to 6,560 feet).
