[The Blue-eyed Marys of the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Rattan's Blue-eyed Mary, Rattan's Collinsia, Sticky Blue-eyed Mary

Collinsia rattanii

Synonyms: Collinsia rattanii ssp. glandulosa, Collinsia rattanii ssp. rattanii

Flower of Rattan's Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia rattanii

The photo above shows a close-up of Rattan's blue-eyed mary as seen in the upper Klickitat River Canyon about 10 miles southeast of Glenwood, WA..................May 3, 2008. Note that the corolla tube is roughly parallel to the calyx tube.

Sideview of the calyx and corolla of Rattan's Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia rattanii (Synonyms: Collinsia rattanii ssp. glandulosa, Collinsia rattanii ssp. rattanii) - Frontal view of the corolla lobes of Rattan's Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia rattanii (Synonyms: Collinsia rattanii ssp. glandulosa, Collinsia rattanii ssp. rattanii) - Sideview of the calyx and corolla of Rattan's Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia rattanii (Synonyms: Collinsia rattanii ssp. glandulosa, Collinsia rattanii ssp. rattanii)

Rattan's Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia rattanii (Synonyms: Collinsia rattanii ssp. glandulosa, Collinsia rattanii ssp. rattanii) - Rattan's Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia rattanii (Synonyms: Collinsia rattanii ssp. glandulosa, Collinsia rattanii ssp. rattanii)

Close-ups of the calyx and corolla, inflorescence, and whole plant of Rattan's blue-eyed mary as seen in the Labyrinth, mid-Columbia River Gorge..........April 15, 2010.

Rattan's Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia rattanii

The photo above shows Rattan's blue-eyed Mary as seen in Canyon Creek in the Klickitat State Wildlife Recreation Area in western Klickitat County...................April 23, 2009. Note the long, narrow leaves of this species.
Paul Slichter