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Mt. Mazama collomia
Scientific Name: Collomia mazama
Family: Polemoniaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual, Perennial
Other Names:
Mount Mazama Collomia (Collomia mazama)
Collomia mazama, commonly known as Mount Mazama collomia or Crater Lake collomia, is a rare and beautiful flowering plant endemic to the Crater Lake National Park area.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Collomia mazama Coville
- Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family)
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
- Rank: Species
- Synonyms: None explicitly stated, but the text references multiple instances of "Collomia mazama Coville" suggesting it is a well-established name.
- TSN (ITIS): 31043
Distribution and Habitat
- Collomia mazama is endemic to Crater Lake National Park and adjacent lands, specifically Mount Mazama and Klamath County, Oregon.
- It is found in the southern part of the Cascade Range, about sixty miles north of the Oregon-California state line.
Morphological Characteristics
- While the text doesn't detail specific characteristics, it refers to the plant having blue flowers and also mentions it as pink.
- Collomia species are generally known as trumpets or mountain trumpets.
- It's a dicot.
- It's a type of forb/herb.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Collomia mazama most likely obtained its chloroplast from an annual.
Further Information
- Discover Life page: Provides information about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Collomia mazama.
- Oregon Flora Project: Offers images and information about Collomia mazama.
- Internet Archive BookReader: Contains an article titled "Collomia mazama, a new plant from the vicinity of Crater".
- Harvard University Herbaria database
- calphotos.berkeley.edu