Collinsia torreyi var. brevicarinata

A large-flowered variety of Collinsia torreyi with a short "keel". Found at high elevations in the Sierra Nevada & San Gabriel Mountains, California, and in adjacent Nevada.

Plant habit near Farewell Gap in Sequoia National Park, California, 9 Jul 2009.

Closer view of flowers near Farewell Gap, 9 Jul 2009.

Another flowering stem near Farewell Gap, 9 Jul 2009.