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Giant Blue-eyed Mary

Collinsia grandiflora

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Common names

8 names · 5 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Giant blue eyed Mary
  • Giant Blue-eyed Mary[1][2][3]
Other languages (4)
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 大花锦龙[3]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 大花錦龍[3]
  • 大蓝眼玛丽[3]
  • 大藍眼瑪麗[3]
Japanese
  • オオバナコリンソウ[3]
Slovak
  • kolinsia veľkokvetá[3]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Collinsia grandiflora — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Giant Blue-eyed Mary — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 76409; Collinsia grandiflora.
[2] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Collinsia grandiflora ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Giant Blue-eyed Mary (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 158676; taxon X4C2.
[3] Collinsia grandiflora — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Giant Blue-eyed Mary — results[5].names[1]; taxon id 76409; Collinsia grandiflora.
  • オオバナコリンソウ — results[5].names[2]; taxon id 76409; Collinsia grandiflora.
  • 大花锦龙 — results[5].names[3]; taxon id 76409; Collinsia grandiflora.
  • 大花錦龍 — results[5].names[4]; taxon id 76409; Collinsia grandiflora.
  • 大蓝眼玛丽 — results[5].names[5]; taxon id 76409; Collinsia grandiflora.
  • 大藍眼瑪麗 — results[5].names[6]; taxon id 76409; Collinsia grandiflora.
  • kolinsia veľkokvetá — results[5].names[7]; taxon id 76409; Collinsia grandiflora.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Collinsia grandiflora is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Plantaginaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
W. Canada to NW. California.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Giant blue eyed Mary (Collinsia grandiflora) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from May to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Collinsia grandiflora — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 5350074; ID X4C2; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 5350074; ID X4C2; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Collinsia grandiflora — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 781404; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1283720, 1283721, 1283722, 1283723

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.