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Pictured: Downingia bicornuta — the species. This variety isn’t separately illustrated.
Campanulaceae family
Doublehorn Calicoflower (var. bicornuta) Downingia bicornuta var. bicornuta variety
Native
Doublehorn Calicoflower (var. bicornuta) is an annual wildflower native to the lower 48 states.
More about this plant
Downingia bicornuta is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name doublehorn calicoflower and double-horned downingia. This showy wildflower is native to the western United States from California to Idaho, where it is a resident of lakesides and vernal pool ecosystems. Wikipedia →
Growing & care
USDA PLANTS · TRY Conditions
Sources · Conditions
Cold hardiness (derived) — Hardiness
- Hardiness
- ≥ zone 7 derived from its U.S. range
Size & form
Sources · Size & form
USDA PLANTS — Lifespan
- Lifespan
- Annual
In the garden
Herb layer — Sits in the herb of a layered food forest or polyculture.Open guide →
derived roles
Species characteristics from USDA PLANTS (public domain) + TRY (CC BY) — general guidance, not a
guarantee for your exact site. Deer "browsing" is documented palatability, not a deer-proof claim.
Related plants
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Bach's Calicoflower
Downingia bacigalupii
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Cascade Calicoflower
Downingia yina
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Dwarf Calicoflower
Downingia pusilla
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Elegant Calicoflower
Downingia elegans
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Flatface Calicoflower
Downingia pulchella
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Folded Calicoflower
Downingia ornatissima
●○○○○ Same genus / family, ranked by ecological value — from the PlantKey catalog
Sources for this entry (10) Open & cited
[01] Scientific name & family — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[02] Growth habit & duration — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[03] Native status & distribution — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[04] Common name — USDA PLANTS (via GBIF)
[05] Invasive / introduced status — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503) — native status
[06] Description — Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
[07] Ecological value — GloBI
[08] Conservation rank — NatureServe Explorer (CC BY)
[09] Cold hardiness (derived) — Derived from U.S. range × USDA PHZM zones
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