Downingia elegans (douglas ex Lindl.) Torr.

Elegant calicoflower (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Campanulaceae > Downingia

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.2-0.4m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 7 - 14
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Downingia elegans unspecified picture

Distribution

Downingia elegans world distribution map, present in Canada, Germany, and United States of America

Conservation status

Downingia elegans threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:142434-1
WFO ID wfo-0000831913
COL ID 37HRJ
BDTFX ID 12657
INPN ID 95287
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Clintonia elegans Downingia brachypetala Downingia corymbosa Downingia elegans Lobelia douglasii Gynampsis flexuosa Downingia elegans var. brachypetala Downingia elegans var. corymbosa Downingia elegans f. rosea Downingia elegans var. elegans Bolelia elegans Clintonia corymbosa