Biology:Collomia

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Collomia
Collomia linearis (1).jpg
Collomia linearis
Scientific classification e
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. 1.0 1.1 Collomia. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Collomia. The Jepson eFlora 2013.
  3. Narrow-leaved Collomia (Collomia linearis). Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. USGS.
  4. Collomia. USDA PLANTS.
  5. {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Collomia biflora | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?11172 | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 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.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4675376 entry