Collinsia heterophylla, known as purple Chinese houses or innocence, is a flowering plant native to California and the Peninsular Ranges in northern Baja California.

  • Collinsia heterophylla var. heterophylla

Taxonomy

The species was first described as Collinsia bicolor by George Bentham in 1835, but this name proved to be a later homonym of Collinsia bicolor Raf. (described in 1824), necessitating the name change to C. heterophylla. Despite this, the name C. bicolor is still sometimes used in references.

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File:09-041 CHINESE HOUSES (collinsia heterophylla) (3481420327).jpg|Collinsia heterophylla is also known by the common name Chinese Houses.

File:Collinsia heterophylla -158 (16396704370).jpg|Pressed and dried Collinsia heterophylla in an herbarium.

File:Collinsiaheterophylla1.jpg|Collinsia heterophylla blossoms on a stalk.

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References

  • Jepson Manual treatment of Collinsia heterophylla
  • Collinsia heterophylla — photographs from the CalPhotos archive