Downingia pulcherrima Calflora

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Taxon Report

Downingia pulcherrima M. Peck

Calicoflower

2023 Donald Burk

2023 Julie A. Kierstead

Downingia pulcherrima is an annual herb that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~6 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Downingia yina var. major

Information about Downingia pulcherrima from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/22/2024).