Downingia elegans
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID64402cc25711f420540126 |
| Scientific name | Downingia elegans |
| Authority | (Douglas ex Lindl.) Torr. |
| First published in | U.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 2: 375 (1857) |
Description Top
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Downingia elegans is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family native to western North America. It is an annual plant with a branching erect stem and pointed leaves. The showy flowers are half to two centimeters wide and have two long, narrow, pointed upper lobes which are generally rich purple. The lower lip is fused into one three-lobed surface, which is purple with a large blotch of white in the center. There may be some yellow coloration near the mouth of the tube. It is found in meadows and vernal pool ecosystems.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Lobelia douglasii | Alph.Wood | Class-book Bot. : 478 (1881) |
| Bolelia elegans | (Douglas ex Lindl.) Greene | Pittonia 2: 126 (1890) |
| Clintonia corymbosa | A.DC. | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 7(2): 347. 1839 [late Dec 1839] |
| Clintonia elegans | Douglas ex Lindl. | Edwards's Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1241. 1829 |
| Downingia brachypetala | Gand. | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 65: 55 (1918) |
| Downingia corymbosa | A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr. | Bot. Gaz. 55: 382 (1913) |
| Downingia elegans var. brachypetala | (Gand.) McVaugh | Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 19(4): 55 (1941) |
| Downingia elegans var. corymbosa | (DC.) A.Gray | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 393 (1872) |
| Downingia elegans f. rosea | H.St.John | Res. Stud. State Coll. Wash. 1: 105 (1929) |
| Gynampsis flexuosa | Raf. | Fl. Tellur. 3: 5. 1837 (1837) |
| Downingia elegans var. elegans | McVaugh | Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 19, no. 4: 51. 1941 |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | elegant calicoflower |
| Arabic | دونيجة أنيقة |
| Welsh | bidoglys califfornia |
| Russian | Доунингия изящная |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000831913 |
| Canadensys | 4176 |
| USDA Plants | DOEL |
| Tropicos | 5502360 |
| INPN | 95287 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:142434-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-369137 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 977485 |
| Observations.org | 124223 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 104522 |
| NBN Atlas | NHMSYS0000458144 |
| Nature Serve | 2.129487 |
| IUCN Red List | 64311201 |
| IPNI | 83346-2 |
| iNaturalist | 76681 |
| GBIF | 3166285 |
| Freebase | /m/03hklr9 |
| EPPO | DOWEL |
| EOL | 577718 |
| Calflora (Californian flora) | 2774 |
| USDA GRIN | 448131 |
| Wikipedia | Downingia_elegans |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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| Title | Authors | Publication | Released | IDs | ||||||
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| Campanulaceae: a family with small seeds that require light for germination | Koutsovoulou K, Daws MI, Thanos CA | Ann Bot | 14-Nov-2013 |
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| In public collections | 0 |