Downingia elegans Calflora

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Taxon Report

Downingia elegans (Douglas ex Lindl.) Torr.

Elegant calicoflower, Elegant downingia

Downingia elegans is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~60 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: Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Downingia elegans var. brachypetala
JEF	Downingia elegans var. corymbosa
JEF	Downingia elegans var. elegans

Information about Downingia elegans from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (DOEL) 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
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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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/31/2025).