Collinsia sparsiflora Fisch. & C.A.Mey. var. sparsiflora

Collinsia sparsiflora Ind. Sem. Hort. Petrop. 2: 33. 1835.
No. 8539, collected May 9, on the grade leading into Hall’s
valley, Santa Clara county, elevation 1750 feet, growing along
the roadside on grassy northerly slopes. The flowers are very
small, not over 3 or 4 mm. in length, but in similar situations
near Smith Creek some plants were found with flowers almost
again as large, the two forms growing together. In the original
the flower is described as intermediate between that of C. gran-
diflora and C. parviflora. The type locality is Fort Ross, So-
noma county;	^ r;.:
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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PLANTS OF CALIFORNIA
Santa Clara County
8539 COLLINSIA SPABSIFLOBA F. & M.
Hall’s Valley, on the Mt. Hamilton road
A. A. Heller, Collector	May 9, 1907
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