Calflora
Taxon  Report   2784    
Downingia yina  Applegate
Cascade calicoflower,  Cascade downingia
Downingia yina, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California, is also found outside of California, but is confined to 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

Bloom Period
Family: CAMPANULACEAE  
Genus: Downingia

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Douglas-Fir Forest, Redwood Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:
PLANTS: Downingia yina var. major
More information about  Downingia yina

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]. 2020. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Oct 29, 2020).