Collinsia bicolor

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Definition

Noun: * A flowering plant native to California, characterized by its distinctive whorled arrangement of flowers. The flowers display a striking two-tone coloration, typically with white upper petals and lavender to pale-blue lower petals, arranged in spaced tiers along the stem.

Examples of Usage
  • The hillside was dotted with the delicate blooms of Collinsia bicolor.
  • Botanists study Collinsia bicolor for its unique floral structure.
  • A key identifying feature of Collinsia bicolor is its pagoda-like form.
Advanced Usage
  • In botanical classification: The name is used in a binomial (scientific) context to precisely identify this species within the genus and the plantain family (Plantaginaceae).
    • The specimen was definitively identified as Collinsia bicolor.
Variants and Related Words
  • Collinsia: The genus name for a group of plants including .
  • Blue-eyed Mary: A common name sometimes used for and related species.
  • Chinese houses: Another common name for this plant, derived from its tiered, pagoda-like appearance.
Synonyms
  • (Common Name) Chinese houses.
  • (Common Name) Blue-eyed Mary (note: this name can refer to other species).
Noun
  1. white and lavender to pale-blue flowers grow in perfect rings of widely spaced bands around the stems forming a kind of pagoda; California

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