Collomia debilis

Collomia debilis

Collomia debilis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Polemoniaceae
Subfamilia: Polemonioideae
Tribus: Gilieae
Genus: Collomia
Species: Collomia debilis

Name

Collomia debilis (S.Watson) Greene, Pittonia 1: 127 (1887)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Collomia debilis var. typica Payson in Publ. Sci. Univ. Wyoming, Bot. 1: 81 (1924), not validly publ.
  • Collomia debilis subsp. typica Wherry in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 31: 222 (1944), not validly publ.
  • Collomiastrum debile (S.Watson) S.L.Welsh in Utah Fl., ed. 3: 480 (2003)
  • Gilia debilis S.Watson in Amer. Naturalist 7: 302 (1873)
  • Navarretia debilis (S.Watson) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 433 (1891)
• Heterotypic
  • Collomia debilis var. camporum Payson in Publ. Sci. Univ. Wyoming, Bot. 1: 83 (1924)
  • Collomia debilis f. camporum (Payson) Wherry in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 31: 222 (1944)
  • Collomia debilis var. dentata C.L.Hitchc. in Leafl. W. Bot. 4: 203 (1945)
  • Collomia debilis f. howardii (M.E.Jones) Wherry in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 31: 224 (1944)
  • Collomia debilis f. hurdei (A.Nelson) Wherry in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 31: 222 (1944)
  • Collomia debilis var. integra Payson in Publ. Sci. Univ. Wyoming, Bot. 1: 83 (1924)
  • Collomia debilis f. intergra (Payson) Wherry in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 31: 222 (1944)
  • Collomia debilis var. ipomoea Payson in Publ. Sci. Univ. Wyoming, Bot. 1: 82 (1924)
  • Collomia debilis subsp. ipomoea (Payson) Wherry in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 31: 222 (1944)
  • Collomia debilis subsp. trifida (Payson) Wherry in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 31: 222 (1944)
  • Collomia debilis var. trifida Payson in Publ. Sci. Univ. Wyoming, Bot. 1: 85 (1924)
  • Collomia howardii M.E.Jones in Zoe 2: 250 (1891)
  • Collomia hurdlei A.Nelson in Amer. J. Bot. 18: 435 (1931)
  • Collomia hurdlei var. integra (Payson) A.Nelson in Amer. J. Bot. 18: 435 (1931)
  • Collomia hurdlei var. trifida (Payson) A.Nelson in Amer. J. Bot. 18: 435 (1931)
  • Gilia debilis var. larsenii J.F.Macbr. in Contr. Gray Herb. 56: 57 (1918)
  • Gilia howardii M.E.Jones in Zoe 2: 250 (1891)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regionalː Western Central USA Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming Regionalː Western USA Oregon, Washington References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Greene, E.L. 1887. Some West American Asperifoliae. I–III. Pittonia 1: 8–23, 55-60, 107–120. BHL, BHL, BHL Reference page. ː 127

Additional references

• Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page. 
• USDA, NRCS ( 2021-continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database https://web.archive.org/web/20240926064532/https://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Collomia debilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 February 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Collomia debilis. Published online. Accessed: February 19 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: alpine collomia

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