Downingia elegans

Downingia elegans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Campanulaceae
Subfamilia: Lobelioideae
Genus: Downingia
Species: Downingia elegans

Name

Downingia elegans (Douglas ex Lindl.) Torr., U.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 2: 375 (1857).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Clintonia elegans Douglas ex Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1241 (1829).
• Homotypic
  • Bolelia elegans (Douglas ex Lindl.) Greene, Pittonia 2: 126 (1890).
• Heterotypic
  • Lobelia clintonia F.Dietr., Neu. Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 5: 270 (1836), nom. superfl.
  • Gynampsis flexuosa Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 5 (1837).
  • Clintonia corymbosa A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 7: 347 (1839).
    • Downingia elegans var. corymbosa (A.DC.) A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 393 (1872).
    • Downingia corymbosa (A.DC.) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr., Bot. Gaz. 55: 382 (1913).
  • Lobelia douglasii Alph.Wood, Class-book Bot.: 478 (1881).
  • Downingia brachypetala Gand., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 65: 55 (1918).
  • Downingia elegans var. brachypetala (Gand.) McVaugh, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 19(4): 55 (1941).
  • Downingia elegans f. rosea H.St.John, Res. Stud. State Coll. Wash. 1: 105 (1929).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe (introduced) Regional: Northern Europe Great Britain. Regional: Middle Europe Germany. Continental: Northern America Regional: Western Canada British Columbia. Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Torrey, J. 1874. U.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. Pacif. N. Amer. 17: 375.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Downingia elegans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Mar 5. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Downingia elegans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 5 Mar 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Downingia elegans. Published online. Accessed: 5 Mar 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Downingia elegans. Accessed: 5 Mar 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Downingia elegans in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: elegant calicoflower

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