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Collinsia callosa is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common name desert mountain blue-eyed Mary. It is endemic to California, where it grows in the mountains of the southernmost Sierra Nevada, the Transverse Ranges, and the mountains of the Mojave Desert region. It grows in desert scrub, chaparral, and woodland habitat on the mountain slopes. This is an annual herb producing a fleshy, somewhat thick stem up to about 25 centimeters tall. The plant is overall green to red in color. The leaves are oblong and thick, their edges slightly rolled under. They are oppositely arranged and some pairs clasp the stem where they meet.
Annual herb
2 - 10 in Tall
Blue, Lavender, Purple, White
Chaparral, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest
Butterflies and moths supported
1 confirmed and 2 likely
Edith's Checkerspot
Euphydryas editha
Variable Checkerspot
Euphydryas chalcedona
Bilobed Looper Moth
Megalographa biloba