# Collomia linearis

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***Collomia linearis*** is a species of flowering plant in the [phlox family](/source/Polemoniaceae) known by the common names **tiny trumpet** and **slenderleaf collomia**.[1] This tiny wildflower is native to North America, where it is fairly widespread across the north and west.[1] It is an annual herb, rarely exceeding 30 centimetres (12 in) in height,[2] with a velvety erect stem bearing long, narrow green leaves. Atop the stem is a cluster of up to 20 white or light pink flowers, each about a centimeter across. Each has five small rounded petals and [stamens](/source/Stamens) tipped with anthers bearing white pollen.

## Taxonomy

*Collomia linearis* was given its scientific name in 1818 by [Thomas Nuttall](/source/Thomas_Nuttall). It is part of the genus *[Collomia](/source/Collomia)* which is classified in the [Polemoniaceae](/source/Polemoniaceae) family. The species has no accepted [varieties](/source/Variety_(botany)), but has five among its 21 [synonyms](/source/Synonym_(botany)) as well as 10 [forms](/source/Form_(botany)) of this species or mistakenly described as part of other species.[3]

Table of Synonyms Name Year Rank Notes Collomia lanceolata Greene ex Brand 1907 species = het. Collomia linearis var. boulderensis Daniels 1911 variety = het. Collomia linearis var. congesta Lunell 1916 variety = het. Collomia linearis var. humilis Brand 1907 variety = het. Collomia linearis var. picta Lunell 1908 variety = het. Collomia linearis var. subulata (A.Gray) A.Gray 1870 variety = het. Collomia tinctoria var. subulata (A.Gray) Brand 1907 variety = het. Gilia linearis (Nutt.) A.Gray 1882 species ≡ hom. Gilia linearis var. subulata A.Gray 1886 variety = het. Hoitzia linearis Spreng. 1824 species = het. Navarretia linearis (Nutt.) Kuntze 1891 species ≡ hom. Notes: ≡ homotypic synonym ; = heterotypic synonym

## References

1. ["Collomia linearis"](http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Collomia+linearis). Retrieved 2013-10-20.

1. Taylor, Ronald J. (1994 [1992]). *Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary*. rev. ed. Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co. p. 110. ISBN 0-87842-280-3. [OCLC 25708726](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25708726)

1. POWO (2026). "*Collomia linearis* Nutt.". 63330-2. Retrieved 25 May 2026.

## External links

- [Jepson Manual Treatment](http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5654,5662,5667)
- [Photo gallery](http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Collomia+linearis)

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