Collomia Explained
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]
Species
There are about 15 species in the genus.[2] They include:[1] [4]
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=31035 Collomia.
- http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_IJM.pl?tid=8864 Collomia.
- http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/plants/wildflwr/species/collline.htm Narrow-leaved Collomia (Collomia linearis).
- http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=COLLO Collomia.
- Joyal, E. (1986). A new species of Collomia (Polemoniaceae) from the Great Basin. Brittonia 38(3), 243-48.
- 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.