Collomia
Collomia linearis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Collomia
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Species

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Collomia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Polemoniaceae. Species in the genus are known generally as trumpets, mountain trumpets,[1] or trumpet flowers.[2] They are native to North America and southern South America.[2] The genus name comes from the Greek kolla ("glue"),[3] a reference to the seeds, which become gelatinous in texture when wet.[2]

There are about 15 species in the genus.[2]

Species include:[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Collomia. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  2. 1 2 3 4 Collomia. The Jepson eFlora 2013.
  3. Narrow-leaved Collomia (Collomia linearis). Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. USGS.
  4. Collomia. USDA PLANTS.
  5. "Collomia biflora". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  6. Joyal, E. (1986). A new species of Collomia (Polemoniaceae) from the Great Basin. Brittonia 38(3), 243-48.
  7. Johnson, L. A. and R. L. Johnson. (2006). Morphological delimitation and molecular evidence for allopolyploidy in Collomia wilkenii (Polemoniaceae), a new species from northern Nevada. Systematic Botany 31(2) 349-60.


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