| IDENTIFICATION |
| Common Name: |
TINY TRUMPET |
| Other Common Names: |
collomia, narrow-leaf mountain-trumpet, slenderleaf collomia |
| Scientific Name: |
Collomia linearis |
| Derivation: |
linearis - linear. |
| Family: |
Phlox - Polemoniaceae |
| Family Characteristics: |
showy, radially symmetrical flowers (can be divided in half any way to produce mirror images) often tubular with 5 flaring lobes; styles (connects stigma to the ovary) 1 with 3 stigmas (pollen-receiving part of the female organ). |
| Species Characteristics: |
leaves lanceolate (lance-shaped); flowers in a dense terminal cluster surrounded by enlarged, leaf-like bracts (small leaf-like structures). |
| Mature Height: |
to 10 inches. |
| Flower Color: |
pink |
| Flower Shape: |
tubular |
| Flower Size: |
1/2 inch. |
| Petal Number: |
5 |
| Flower Symmetry: |
radial |
| Fruit Type: |
capsule (dry, multi-chambered fruit splitting at maturity). |
| Leaf Type: |
simple (not divided into similar parts), alternate (one leaf per node - joint where the leaf joins the stem). |
| Leaf/Leaflet Shape: |
lanceolate (lance-shaped). |
| ECOLOGY |
| Frequency: |
common |
| Growth Form: |
herbaceous |
| Life Cycle: |
annual |
| Class: |
angiosperm (plant with covered seed). |
| SubClass: |
dicot (plants with two seed leaves and netted leaf veins). |
| Season of Bloom: |
late spring to late summer (May - Aug.). |
| Life Zone: |
plains to montane. |
| Habitat: |
roadsides, grasslands, disturbed areas. |
| Eco. Relationships: |
this is the most widespread Collomia and is found in all Western states; self-compatible and self-pollinating. |
| WEED MANAGEMENT |
| Origin: |
native |
| LANDSCAPING |
| Light Requirement: |
partial shade. |
| Soil Requirement: |
sandy or gravelly. |
Version: 2.4.1 Release Date: June 2010 ©2010 Jefferson County ITS
