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Grand collomia

Collomia grandiflora

Also called California Strawflower, Large Flower Collomia, Large Flowered Collomia, Large Flowered Mountain Trumpet, Mountain Collomia

Grand collomia
Photo: Keith Edkins, CC BY 2.5
Family
Polemoniaceae (Polemoni family)
Grows as
Annual
Native range
W. Canada to W. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Collomia grandiflora is a western North American annual plant in the phlox family (Polemoniaceae), known by the common names grand collomia, large-flowered mountain trumpet, and large-flowered collomia. It usually appears in sandy habitats and is cultivated as an ornamental.

Uses

Some Native Americans used the roots and leaves for medicinal purposes.

Other Collomia plants

Serpentine collomia · Variableleaf collomia · Talus collomia · Tiny trumpet · Flaming trumpet · Staining collomia · Tracy's collomia · Trumpet

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Collomia grandiflora by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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