Calflora
Taxon  Report   2784    
Downingia yina  Applegate
Cascade calicoflower,  Cascade downingia
Downingia yina
© 2006 George W. Hartwell
Photos from
CalPhotos / Calflora
Downingia yina
© 2000 John Game
Downingia yina
© 2015 John Doyen
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.

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Downingia yina
© 2005 Jerry Murray
Family: CAMPANULACEAE  
Genus: Downingia
Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Douglas-Fir Forest, Redwood Forest, wetland-riparian

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:
PLANTS: Downingia yina var. major
More information about  Downingia yina
Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Landscaping information from Calscape
Photos on Google Images
Jepson eFlora

Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria

ITIS Original Publication citation

USDA PLANTS Profile (DOYI)

Search the International Plants Names Index

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

website references from Google


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]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Jan 23, 2019).