Tiny Trumpet

(Collomia biflora)

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Description

Collomia biflora is a blue-gold plant species that was first described by Hipólito Ruiz López and Pav., And got its current name from A. Brand. Collomia biflora is part of the genus Lime seeds, and the family of blue-gold plants. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life. Collomia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Polemoniaceae. Species in the genus are known generally as trumpets, mountain trumpets, or trumpet flowers. They are native to North America and southern South America.The genus name comes from the Greek kolla ("glue") a reference to the seeds, which become gelatinous in texture when wet.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Ericales
Family:Polemoniaceae
Genus:Collomia
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