Downingia ornatissima is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name folded calicoflower. This showy wildflower is endemic to California, where it is a resident of vernal pools and other wet places in the Central Valley. This annual grows an erect, branching stem with usually one tubular flower at the top of each branch. The flower has an upper lip made up of two narrow, pointed lobes in shades of light purple, and a lower lip made up of three lobes fused into one surface, which is the same color as the upper lip and has a central field of white with two prominent yellow projections. The flower is similar to those of other downingias, except it is lightly crinkled, with the upper lobes often curled back and the edges of the lower lobes uneven. The dark blue anther just emerges from where it is tucked between the upper lobes.
Downingia ornatissima is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name folded calicoflower. This showy wildflower is endemic to California, where it is a resident of vernal pools and other wet places in the Central Valley. This annual grows an erect, branching stem with usually one tubular flower at the top of each branch. The flower has an upper lip made up of two narrow, pointed lobes in shades of light purple, and a lower lip made up of three lobes fused into one surface, which is the same color as the upper lip and has a central field of white with two prominent yellow projections. The flower is similar to those of other downingias, except it is lightly crinkled, with the upper lobes often curled back and the edges of the lower lobes uneven. The dark blue anther just emerges from where it is tucked between the upper lobes.
Downingia ornatissima là loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Hoa chuông. Loài này được Greene mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1890.[1]
Downingia ornatissima là loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Hoa chuông. Loài này được Greene mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1890.
Downingia ornatissima Greene
СинонимыDowningia ornatissima (лат.) — вид цветковых растений рода Доунингия (Downingia) семейства Колокольчиковые (Campanulaceae).
Однолетнее травянистое растение с прямостоячим ветвящимся стеблем. На верхушке каждой веточки, как правило, находится один трубчатый цветок.
Верхняя губа венчика состоит из двух узких заострённых долей светло-пурпурного цвета, а нижняя — из 3-х сросшихся в единую пластину долей, такого же цвета, что и верхняя губа. Её центр имеет белый цвет, также имеются две жёлтые выпуклые поверхности. В целом цветок Downingia ornatissima схож с цветками других доунингий, исключая его лёгкую сморщенность (верхие доли и концы нижних долей чуть отогнуты назад).
Тёмно-синий пыльник высовывается из щели между верхними долями, где он зажат.
Эндемик Калифорнии, где растёт около весенних прудов и в других влажных местах на Калифорнийской равнине.
Downingia ornatissima (лат.) — вид цветковых растений рода Доунингия (Downingia) семейства Колокольчиковые (Campanulaceae).