Collinsia Nutt.

Collinsia verna

Collinsia verna, illustration in Nuttall 1817

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Plantaginaceae
Tribus: Cheloneae
Genus: Collinsia
Species: C. antonina – C. bartsiifolia – C. callosa – C. childii – C. concolor – C. corymbosa – C. grandiflora – C. greenei – C. heterophylla – C. latifolia – C. linearis – C. metamorphica – C. multicolor – C. parkii – C. parryi – C. parviflora – C. rattani – C. sparsiflora – C. tinctoria – C. torreyi – C. verna – C. violacea – C. wakahlmae – C. wrightii

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Collinsia Nutt. in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 July 10. Reference page.

Name

Collinsia Nutt., J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1(1): 190, pl. 9 (1817).

• Type species: Collinsia verna Nutt.,J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1(1): 190–192, pl. 9 (1817).

Homonyms

• Collinsia J.Agardh 1899, nom. illeg. (Gigartinaceae, Rhodophyta)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Cosmopolitan Regional: Northern America Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon Introduced into: Germany, Great Britain References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nuttall, T. 1817. Description of Collinsia, a new genus of plants. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1(1): 189–192, pl. 9. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Baldwin, B.G., Kalisz, S. & Armbruster, W.S. 2011. Phylogenetic perspectives on diversification, biogeography, and floral evolution of Collinsia and Tonella (Plantaginaceae). American Journal of Botany 98(4): 731–753. DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1000346 , JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Collinsia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Oct 22. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Collinsia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Jan 2024. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Collinsia. Published online. Accessed: 24 Jan 2024. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Collinsia Nutt.. Accessed: 24 Jan 2024. Reference page. 
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Collinsia Nutt.. Accessed: 2024 Jan 24.

Vernacular names

• čeština: Kolinsie

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