/Tucker%20Wildlife%20Sanctuary,%20Modjeska%20Cyn,%20Orange%20Co.,%20CA.%20%20%204-25-09%20013.jpg) Flowers occur in whorls of 2-7 flowers, each whorl smaller than the one below, giving the appearance of a Chinese pagoda. Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary, Modjeska Cyn, Orange Co., CA. 4-25-09. © Joan Avise |
Purple Chinese Houses Collinsia heterophylla An 8- 20 in. annual found usually in shady moist grassy openings in coastal sage scrub, chaparral and riparian woodland in San Joaquin Hills, southern foothills and Santa Ana Mountains. Native to California and the Peninsular Ranges in northern Baja California Back to Plantaginaceae of Orange County, California |
 San Juan Loop Trail, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside Co., CA. 5/26/15. © Peter J. Bryant. |
/San%20Juan%20LoopTrail,%20Cleveland%20National%20Forest,%20Riverside%20Co.,%20CA.%20%207-11-10%20179.jpg) San Juan LoopTrail, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside Co., CA. 7-11-10. © Joan Avise |
/Tucker%20Wildlife%20Sanctuary,%20Modjeska%20Cyn,%20Orange%20Co.,%20CA.%204-25-09%20011.jpg) Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary, Modjeska Cyn, Orange Co., CA. 4-25-09. © Joan Avise |
/Tucker%20Wildlife%20Sanctuary,%20Modjeska%20Cyn,%20Orange%20Co.,%20CA.%204-25-09%20008.jpg) Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary, Modjeska Cyn, Orange Co., CA. 4-25-09. © Joan Avise |
/Tucker%20Wildlife%20Sanctuary,%20Modjeska%20Cyn,%20Orange%20Co.,%20CA.%20%20%204-25-09%20012.jpg) Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary, Modjeska Cyn, Orange Co., CA. 4-25-09. © Joan Avise |
Calyx is 5-cleft, green to
red-purple; corolla is 2-lipped, the lower purple or violet and the upper
lighter, occasionally both all white. The lower lip is folded at the midline
forming a narrow pocket in which are enclosed 4 stamens and female structures.
As pollinators alight, the lower lip is depressed exposing these organs to facilitate pollination. (Clarke et al., 2007, p. 337). |