Calflora Taxon Report
Downingia bicornuta  A. Gray
Bristled downingia, Doublehorn calicoflower
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2018 Cynthia Powell
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2008 Steve Matson
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2019 David Greenberger
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2023 Bill Kress
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Downingia bicornuta is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Bloom Period
Subspecies and Varieties:
Genus: Downingia
Family: Campanulaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
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Where are the two horns?: Two-horned Downingia (top photo-Downingia bicornuta) has a pair of purple bumps near the center of the flower and the trigger hairs are long and twisted.

Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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