Collomia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Polemoniaceae. 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"),Narrow-leaved Collomia (Collomia linearis). Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. USGS. a reference to the seeds, which become gelatinous in texture when wet.
Species There are about 15 species in the genus. They include:Collomia. USDA PLANTS. 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 Joyal, E. (1986). A new species of Collomia (Polemoniaceae) from the Great Basin. Brittonia 38(3), 243-48. – 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
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External links Tree of Life: Collomia