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Downingia elegans

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Campanulaceae

Scientific name
  
Downingia elegans

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Asterales

Genus
  
Downingia

Higher classification
  
Downingia

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Similar
  
Downingia, Downingia yina, Eriophyllum lanatum, Plagiobothrys, Eriophyllum

Downingia elegans is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common names elegant calicoflower and Californian lobelia. This showy wildflower is native to western North America from California to British Columbia, where it is a resident of meadows and vernal pool ecosystems. This annual grows on a branching erect stem with many pointed leaves. At the top of each stem branch is one or more flowers, each one half to two centimeters wide. The tubular flower has two long, narrow, pointed upper lobes which are generally rich purple. The lower lip is fused into one three-lobed surface, which is purple with a large blotch of white in the center. The lobes may be quite pointed. There is sometimes some yellow coloration near the mouth of the tube.

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Downingia elegans Wikipedia