''Collomia'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the family
Polemoniaceae
The Polemoniaceae (Jacob's-ladder or phlox family) are a family of flowering plants consisting of about 27 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.][
]
Species
There are about 15 species in the genus.[ They include:][
*'' Collomia biflora''
*'' Collomia debilis'' - alpine collomia
*'' Collomia diversifolia'' – serpentine collomia
*'' Collomia grandiflora'' – grand collomia, largeflowered collomia, California strawflower
*'' Collomia heterophylla'' – variableleaf collomia
*'' Collomia larsenii'' – talus collomia
*'' Collomia linearis'' – tiny trumpet, narrow-leaf mountain trumpet
*'' Collomia macrocalyx'' – bristleflower collomia
*'' Collomia mazama'' – Mt. Mazama collomia, Crater Lake collomia
*'' Collomia rawsoniana'' – flaming trumpet, Rawson's flaming trumpet
*'' Collomia renacta'' – Barren Valley collomia
*'' Collomia tenella'' – diffuse collomia
*'' Collomia tinctoria'' – staining collomia, yellowstain collomia
*'' Collomia tracyi'' – Tracy's collomia
*'' Collomia wilkenii'' ][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. – Dieter's trumpet
References
External links
Tree of Life: ''Collomia''
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Polemoniaceae genera
Flora of the Americas
Taxa named by Thomas Nuttall
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