Collomia | |
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Collomia linearis | |
Scientific classification
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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] | |
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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, [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]
There are about 15 species in the genus. [3] They include: [1] [2] [5]
Collomia | |
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Collomia linearis | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Polemoniaceae |
Genus: |
Collomia Nutt. (1818) |
Species | |
See text | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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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, [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]
There are about 15 species in the genus. [3] They include: [1] [2] [5]