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Calicoflowers
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Calicoflowers

Downingia

Downingia is a genus of 13 annual plants native to western North America and Chile. Commonly known as "calicoflowers", they are notable for forming mass displays of small but colorful blooms around vernal pools. A number are uncommon endemics in California.

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13 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Doublehorn Calicoflower

speciesDowningia bicornuta

maroonspot calicoflower

speciesDowningia concolor

toothed calicoflower

speciesDowningia cuspidata

flatface calicoflower

speciesDowningia pulchella

Bach's calicoflower

speciesDowningia bacigalupii

harlequin calicoflower

speciesDowningia insignis

Californian Lobelia

speciesDowningia elegans

Hoover's calicoflower

speciesDowningia bella

dwarf calicoflower

speciesDowningia pusilla

folded calicoflower

speciesDowningia ornatissima

Cascade Calicoflower

speciesDowningia yina

Sierra calicoflower

speciesDowningia montana

Great Basin downingia

speciesDowningia laeta

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 60089.