Campanulaceae

Hoover's calicoflower

Downingia bella Hoover

Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Downingia

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Hoover's calicoflower (Downingia bella) — FlowerPhoto: Elizabeth, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Hoover's calicoflower

Synonyms

Downingia concolor var. bella (Hoover) E.Wimm.

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 39 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Elizabeth, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: marlin harms, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Amy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: David Rankin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bill Bouton from San Luis Obispo, CA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bill Bouton from San Luis Obispo, CA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Leah Gardner, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bill Bouton from San Luis Obispo, CA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: David Rankin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bill Bouton from San Luis Obispo, CA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Brandon Wheeler, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eric Alan Isaacson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.