Collomia linearis

Collomia linearis

Collomia linearis

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: C. linearis

Name

Collomia linearis Nutt., 1818.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Gilia linearis (Nutt.) A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 223. 1882.
  • Hoitzia linearis (Nutt.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. (ed. 16) (Sprengel) 1: 626. 1824.
  • Navarretia linearis (Nutt.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 432. 1891.

• Heterotypic
  • Collomia lanceolata Greene ex Brand, Pflanzenr. (Engler) IV, 250: 49. 1907, nom. inval.
  • Collomia linearis f. boulderensis (Daniels) Wherry, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 31: 225. 1944.
  • Collomia linearis f. congesta (Lunell) Wherry, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 31: 225. 1944.
  • Collomia linearis f. humilis (Brand) Wherry, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 31: 225. 1944.
  • Collomia linearis f. lanceolata (Greene ex Brand) Wherry, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 31: 224. 1944, comb. inval.
  • Collomia linearis f. picta (Lunell) Wherry, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 31: 225. 1944.
  • Collomia linearis var. boulderensis Daniels, Fl. Boulder Colorado 198. 1911.
  • Collomia linearis var. congesta Lunell, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 512. 1916.
  • Collomia linearis var. humilis Brand, Pflanzenr. (Engler) [Heft 27], 4, Fam. 250: 49. 1907.
  • Collomia linearis var. picta Lunell, Bull. Leeds Herb. no. 2: 7. 1908.
  • Collomia parviflora f. boulderensis (Daniels) Wherry, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 31: 225. 1944.
  • Collomia parviflora f. congesta (Lunell) Wherry, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 31: 225. 1944.
  • Collomia parviflora f. humilis (Brand) Wherry, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 31: 225. 1944.
  • Collomia parviflora f. picta (Lunell) Wherry, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 31: 225. 1944.
  • Collomia tinctoria f. subulata (A.Gray) Wherry in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 31: 225 (1944)
  • Collomia tinctoria var. subulata (A.Gray) Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 250: 52 (1907)
  • Gilia linearis var. subulata A.Gray in Syn. Fl. N. Amer., ed. 2, 2(1): 408 (1886)

Homonyms

• • Collomia linearis (Cav.) Phil. (1895) = Collomia biflora (Ruiz & Pav.) Brand

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regionalː Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Regionalː USA Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming Introduced into: Alaska, Altay, Central European Russia, East European Russia, Germany, Illinois, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, New York, North European Russia, Primorye, Tadzhikistan, West Siberia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nuttall, T. 1818. The genera of North American plants, and a catalogue of the species, to the year 1817. Volume 1. viii + 312 pp, D. Heartt, Philadelphia. BHL Reference page. ː 1: 126.

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. 
• (2021). https://journals.tsu.ru/zametki/en/&journal_page=archive&id=2221&article_id=49756. epublication.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Collomia linearis 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 linearis. Published online. Accessed: February 19 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: tiny trumpet, slenderleaf collomia
• suomi: Kaitatahmikki

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