Collomia linearis
| Collomia linearis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Collomia |
| Species: | C. linearis |
| Binomial name | |
| Collomia linearis | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Collomia linearis is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common names tiny trumpet and slenderleaf collomia.[3] This tiny wildflower is native to North America, where it is fairly widespread across the north and west.[3] It is an annual herb, rarely exceeding 30 centimetres (12 in) in height,[4] with a velvety erect stem bearing long, narrow green leaves. Atop the stem is a cluster of up to 20 white or light pink flowers, each about a centimeter across. Each has five small rounded petals and stamens tipped with anthers bearing white pollen.
Taxonomy
[edit]Collomia linearis was given its scientific name in 1818 by Thomas Nuttall. It is part of the genus Collomia which is classified in the Polemoniaceae family. The species has no accepted varieties, but has five among its 21 synonyms as well as 10 forms of this species or mistakenly described as part of other species.[2]
| Name | Year | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collomia lanceolata Greene ex Brand | 1907 | species | = het. |
| Collomia linearis var. boulderensis Daniels | 1911 | variety | = het. |
| Collomia linearis var. congesta Lunell | 1916 | variety | = het. |
| Collomia linearis var. humilis Brand | 1907 | variety | = het. |
| Collomia linearis var. picta Lunell | 1908 | variety | = het. |
| Collomia linearis var. subulata (A.Gray) A.Gray | 1870 | variety | = het. |
| Collomia tinctoria var. subulata (A.Gray) Brand | 1907 | variety | = het. |
| Gilia linearis (Nutt.) A.Gray | 1882 | species | ≡ hom. |
| Gilia linearis var. subulata A.Gray | 1886 | variety | = het. |
| Hoitzia linearis Spreng. | 1824 | species | = het. |
| Navarretia linearis (Nutt.) Kuntze | 1891 | species | ≡ hom. |
| Notes: ≡ homotypic synonym; = heterotypic synonym | |||
References
[edit]- ↑ NatureServe (1 May 2026). "Collomia linearis". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- 1 2 POWO (2026). "Collomia linearis Nutt". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Collomia linearis". Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- ↑ Taylor, Ronald J. (1994) [1992]. Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary (rev. ed.). Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co. p. 110. ISBN 0-87842-280-3. OCLC 25708726.
External links
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Media related to Collomia linearis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Collomia linearis at Wikispecies- Jepson Manual Treatment
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