Campanulaceae

Folded calicoflower

Downingia ornatissima Greene

Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Downingia

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Folded calicoflower (Downingia ornatissima) — FlowerPhoto: Kayla Sweeten, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Folded calicoflower

Synonyms

Bolelia ornatissima (Greene) Greene
Downingia mirabilis J.T.Howell
Downingia mirabilis var. eximia Hoover
Downingia ornatissima var. eximia (Hoover) McVaugh
Downingia ornatissima var. ornatissima

Flowers

In flower: March to April (from 14 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Kayla Sweeten, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Leah Gardner, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Leah Gardner, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cricket Raspet, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cricket Raspet, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ryan Donnelly, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cricket Raspet, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Konshau Duman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cricket Raspet, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Leah Gardner, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cricket Raspet, 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.