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Davidson's blue-eyed Mary (Collinsia bartsiifolia var. davidsonii) is a flowering plant in the plantain family (Plantaginaceae), endemic to California. This variety of Collinsia bartsiifolia, commonly known as white blue-eyed Mary, is found in drier regions east of the South Coast and Transverse ranges, where it grows in open, sandy places. It is a small, drought-tolerant annual wildflower that blooms in spring with pea-shaped flowers that range in color from white to lavender to purple.
The plant produces a slender, hairy stem lined with a few thick, narrowly oblong leaves with slightly rolled-under edges. Its inflorescence is a loose series of flower whorls, with each flower displaying pouched and folded petals, two toothed upper lobes, and three notched lower lobes.
Like other blue-eyed Marys, Collinsia bartsiifolia var. davidsonii may attract native bees, butterflies, moths, and even birds during bloom.
Annual herb
2 - 10 in Tall
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 3 likely
Variable Checkerspot
Euphydryas chalcedona
Edith's Checkerspot
Euphydryas editha
Bilobed Looper Moth
Megalographa biloba
“Collinsia bartsiifolia var. davidsonii.” Northwest Wildflowers, https://nwwildflowers.com/compare/?t=Collinsia+bartsiifolia+var.+davidsonii. Accessed 21 July 2025.
“Collinsia grandiflora (Giant blue-eyed Mary).” The Watershed Nursery, https://www.watershednursery.com/nursery/plant-finder/collinsia-grandiflora/. Accessed 21 July 2025.
“Collinsia bartsiifolia.” Calscape, California Native Plant Society, https://calscape.org/Collinsia-bartsiifolia-(). Accessed 21 July 2025.