Collomia grandiflora
Plant species in the phlox family
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Collomia grandiflora is a western North American annual plant in the phlox family (Polemoniaceae), known by the common names grand collomia,[3] large-flowered mountain trumpet,[citation needed] and large-flowered collomia.[4] It usually appears in sandy habitats[5] and is cultivated as an ornamental.
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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. grandiflora |
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Description
The plant grows to about 1 metre (3 ft 3 in)[5] and produces an erect, hairy or fuzzy stem which may be red to green in color. Arranged at wide intervals along the stem are long, lance-shaped leaves growing to about 10 centimetres (4 in),[5] the lowermost sometimes toothed along the edges. Atop the stem is an inflorescence of several flowers in white to yellow or orange. Lower flowerheads may branch from the axils of the alternate leaves. Each tubular, flat-faced flower is 2 or 3 cm wide with five fused and curving light-colored petals and five stamens[5] tipped with anthers which bear blue pollen. The fruit is a capsule containing sticky seeds.[6]
C. grandiflora, with purple stem and top and side flower heads
Five-petaled apricot flower (top left), with blue anthers and three-branched style
Taxonomy
Collomia grandiflora was given its scientific name by John Lindley, who gave credit to David Douglas. It is classified in the genus Collomia as part of the Polemoniaceae family. It has no accepted subspecies or varieties, but has several among its 16 synonyms.[2]
| Name | Year | Rank | Notes |
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| Collomia grandiflora var. axillaris A.Nelson | 1911 | variety | = het. |
| Collomia grandiflora f. axillaris (A.Nelson) Wherry | 1944 | form | = het. |
| Collomia grandiflora var. cryptantha A.Gray | 1870 | variety | = het. |
| Collomia grandiflora var. cryptantha Regel | 1869 | variety | = het. |
| Collomia grandiflora f. cryptantha (Regel) Wherry | 1944 | form | = het. |
| Collomia grandiflora subsp. diffusa (Mulford) Piper | 1906 | subspecies | = het. |
| Collomia grandiflora f. diffusa (Mulford) Wherry | 1944 | form | = het. |
| Collomia grandiflora proles europaea P.Fourn. | 1937 | proles | = het., not validly publ. |
| Collomia grandiflora f. scabra (Greene) Wherry | 1944 | form | = het. |
| Collomia grandiflora var. tenuiflora Benth. | 1845 | variety | = het. |
| Collomia grandiflora var. tenuiflora DC. | 1845 | variety | = het. |
| Collomia grandiflora f. tenuiflora (Benth.) Wherry | 1944 | form | = het. |
| Collomia scabra Greene | 1910 | species | = het. |
| Gilia grandiflora (Douglas ex Lindl.) A.Gray | 1882 | species | ≡ hom., nom. illeg., homonym. post. |
| Gilia grandiflora var. axillaris A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr. | 1918 | variety | = het. |
| Gilia grandiflora var. diffusa Mulford | 1894 | variety | = het. |
| Notes: ≡ homotypic synonym; = heterotypic synonym | |||
Uses
Some Native Americans used the roots and leaves for medicinal purposes.[7]
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