Campanulaceae

Harlequin calicoflower

Downingia insignis Greene

Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Downingia

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Harlequin calicoflower (Downingia insignis) — FlowerPhoto: Cricket Raspet, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Harlequin calicoflower, Cupped downingia

Synonyms

Bolelia insignis (Greene) Greene

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 104 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Cricket Raspet, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Don Loarie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dee Shea Himes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Gabriel Campbell-Martinez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Joshua Zupan, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Alex Heyman, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cricket Raspet, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Nora Bales, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kristy Moon, CC0, 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.