Downingia bicornuta
A. Gray
Bristled downingia, Doublehorn calicoflower
Downingia bicornuta is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Bloom Period
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
Occurs in wetlands
Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian
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.
