Downingia pusilla Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 2783

Downingia pusilla (G. Don ex A. DC.) Torr.

Dwarf calicoflower, Dwarf downingia

2004 Carol W. Witham

2019 Scott Yarger

2009 Doug Wirtz

2010 Vernon Smith

2011 Dylan Neubauer

Downingia pusilla, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Downingia humilis

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere). CNDDB


	Plant Range Observation Search (142 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period

Photos from Calflora / CalPhotos


Family:	Campanulaceae
Genus:	Downingia

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: vernal-pools

Communities: Freshwater Wetlands, Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


ICPN	Bolelia humilis
CNPS + PLANTS	Downingia humilis

More information about Downingia pusilla


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (DOPU3) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/18/2021).