Quercus

Eastern Blue Eyed Mary

Collinsia verna

Native status unresolved in Kentucky

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

1CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Collinsia

  • Megalographa bilobaBilobed Looper Moth
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
2BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Collinsia

  • Centrocercus urophasianusGreater Sage-Grouse
  • Perdix perdixGray Partridge
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Plantaginaceae
Hardiness
Zones 2–11
Flower color
Blue

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Eastern Blue Eyed Mary

Conservation status

Kentucky rankS4
Global rankNot available
KY statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source

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