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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Campanulaceae |
Genus: | Downingia |
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D. concolor
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Binomial name | |
Downingia concolor |
Downingia concolor is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common names maroonspot calicoflower[2] and fringed downingia. This showy wildflower is endemictoCalifornia, where it is a resident of ponds and vernal pool ecosystems in the northern part of the state.
This annual grows on a branching erect stem with small leaves at intervals. At the top of each stem branch is one or more flowers, each about a centimeter wide. The tubular flower has two long, narrow, pointed upper lobes which may be blue or purple. The three lower lobes are fused into one three-lobed surface, which is blue or purple with a large blotch of white in the center and blotches of maroon toward the mouth of the tube. There may also be speckles of yellow.
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