Downingia bella Calflora

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Taxon Report

Downingia bella Hoover

Hoover's calicoflower, Hoover's downingia

Downingia bella is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~167 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Downingia
Family:	Campanulaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Communities: Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Downingia bella from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (DOBE) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] Taxonomy: The genus is named after A.J. Downing (1815 - 1852) a noted American horticulturist and landscape architect. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/31/2025).