genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
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flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...
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Polemoniaceae
The Polemoniaceae (Jacob's-ladder or phlox family) are a family of flowering plants consisting of about 25 genera with 270–400 species of annuals and perennials native to the Northern Hemisphere and South America, with the center of diversity ...
. Species in the genus are known generally as trumpets, mountain trumpets,''Collomia''. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). or trumpet flowers.''Collomia''. The Jepson eFlora 2013. They are native to North America and southern South America. The genus name comes from the Greek ''kolla'' ("glue"), a reference to the seeds, which become gelatinous in texture when wet.
There are about 15 species in the genus.
Species include:
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Collomia biflora
''Collomia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Polemoniaceae. Species in the genus are known generally as trumpets, mountain trumpets,Collomia debilis
''Collomia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Polemoniaceae. Species in the genus are known generally as trumpets, mountain trumpets,Collomia diversifolia
''Collomia diversifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name serpentine collomia. It is endemic to California, where it is a member of the serpentine soils flora in the North Coast Ranges from the northe ...
'' – serpentine collomia
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Collomia grandiflora
''Collomia grandiflora'' is a western North American annual plant in the phlox family (Polemoniaceae), known by the common names grand collomia, large-flowered mountain trumpet, and large-flowered collomia.Sierra Nevada Wildflowers, Karen Wiese, ...
'' – grand collomia, largeflowered collomia, California strawflower
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Collomia heterophylla
''Collomia heterophylla'' is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name variableleaf collomia. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Idaho to central California, where it grows in severa ...
'' – variableleaf collomia
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Collomia larsenii
''Collomia larsenii'' is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name talus collomia. It is native to the Olympic Mountains of Washington and the Cascade Range from Washington to northern California, where it grows i ...
'' – talus collomia
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Collomia linearis
''Collomia linearis'' is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common names tiny trumpet and slenderleaf collomia. This tiny wildflower is native to North America where it is fairly widespread across the north and west. I ...
Collomia macrocalyx
''Collomia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Polemoniaceae. Species in the genus are known generally as trumpets, mountain trumpets,Collomia mazama
''Collomia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Polemoniaceae. Species in the genus are known generally as trumpets, mountain trumpets,Collomia rawsoniana
''Collomia rawsoniana'' is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name flaming trumpet. This perennial wildflower is endemic to California, where it is known from only two counties: Mariposa and Madera. It grows ...
Collomia renacta
''Collomia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Polemoniaceae. Species in the genus are known generally as trumpets, mountain trumpets,Collomia tenella
''Collomia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Polemoniaceae. Species in the genus are known generally as trumpets, mountain trumpets,Collomia tinctoria
''Collomia tinctoria'' is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name staining collomia. It is native to the western United States from Washington to Montana to California, where it grows in open, rocky habitat in ...
'' – staining collomia, yellowstain collomia
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Collomia tracyi
''Collomia tracyi'' is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Tracy's collomia. It is endemic to northern California, where it grows in the coniferous forests of the mountain ranges, including the Klamath Mount ...