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Collomia

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Collomia
Collomia linearis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Collomia
Nutt. (1818)
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Collomiastrum (Brand) S.L.Welsh (2003)
  • Courtoisia Rchb. (1829)

Collomia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Polemoniaceae. Species in the genus are known generally as trumpets, mountain trumpets,[2] or trumpet flowers.[3] They are native to North America and southern South America.[3] The genus name comes from the Greek kolla ("glue"),[4] a reference to the seeds, which become gelatinous in texture when wet.[3]

Species

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There are about 15 species in the genus.[3] They include:[1][2][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Collomia Nutt. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b Collomia. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  3. ^ a b c d Collomia. The Jepson eFlora 2013.
  4. ^ Narrow-leaved Collomia (Collomia linearis). Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. USGS.
  5. ^ Collomia. USDA PLANTS.
  6. ^ "Collomia biflora". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  7. ^ Joyal, E. (1986). A new species of Collomia (Polemoniaceae) from the Great Basin. Brittonia 38(3), 243-48.
  8. ^ 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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