365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Penny Perspectives - Blue-Eyed Mary
Day 219: Nosegays of Forget-me-nots get all the press when it comes to "little blue flowers," but for sheer blueness, nothing can rival Blue-eyed Mary (Collinsia parviflora). Although at first glance, her dainty blossom seems to have four petals, in actuality a fifth lurks behind the lower two. The lower petals are usually darker than the upper two. The flower forms a nodding tube, bent at the throat (side view to the right and immediately behind the open face). Look for Collinsias along Westside Road and in other low to mid-elevation locations, and keep in mind the "Penny Perspective" for scale.
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