Polemoniaceae

Depressed calico

Loeseliastrum depressum (M.E.Jones ex A.Gray) J.M.Porter & L.A.Johnson

Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Loeseliastrum

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Depressed calico: alkali sunbonnets, Loeseliastrum depressum (formerly Ipomopsis depressa), White Mountains, elevation 1600 m — Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Depressed calico, Depressed ipomopsis

Synonyms

Gilia depressa M.E.Jones ex A.Gray
Ipomopsis depressa (M.E.Jones ex A.Gray) V.E.Grant
Microsteris depressa (M.E.Jones) Davidson & Moxley
Navarretia depressa (M.E.Jones ex A.Gray) Kuntze

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.