Downingia concolor
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
{{more footnotes needed|date=May 2022}}
{{Speciesbox
|image = Downingia concolor 2.jpg
|genus = Downingia
|species = concolor
|authority = Greene
| status = G4
| status_system = TNC
| status_ref = {{cite web | url=https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=DOCO2 | title=USDA Plants Database }}
}}
Downingia concolor is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common names maroonspot calicoflower{{ITIS|id=34555|taxon=Downingia concolor|access-date=16 June 2022}} and fringed downingia. This showy wildflower is endemic to California, where it is a resident of ponds and vernal pool ecosystems in the northern part of the state.
Description
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.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons|2=Downingia concolor}}
{{Wikispecies|Downingia concolor|Downingia concolor}}
- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?2770,2783,2789 Jepson Manual Treatment]
- [https://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=DOCO2 USDA Plants Profile]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?where-genre=Plant&where-taxon=Downingia+concolor Photo gallery]
{{Taxonbar|from=Q2374691}}
{{Campanulaceae-stub}}