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Downingia bella

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Hoover's Downingia

G2Imperiled (G2G3) Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G2ImperiledGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.159734

Element CodePDCAM06020

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single state or province

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCampanulales

FamilyCampanulaceae

GenusDowningia

Other Common Names

Hoover's Calicoflower (EN) Hoover's calicoflower (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1988-08-04

Change Date1988-08-04

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Vernal pools in (often alkaline) grasslands. < 200 m in the Great Central Valley; 1400 - 1600 m on the South Coast and West Transverse Ranges.

Terrestrial Habitats

Grassland/herbaceous

Palustrine Habitats

TEMPORARY POOL

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
California	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

California (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Quatal	Los Padres National Forest	7,253
Sawmill - Badlands	Los Padres National Forest	51,362

References (6)

CalFlora. 2005. Information on California plants for education, research and conservation. Berkeley, California: The CalFlora Database [web application]. Available: http://www.calflora.org/. (Accessed 2005)
Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Munz, P.A., and D.D. Keck. 1973. A California Flora and Supplement. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1905 pp.
Smith, C.F. 1998. A flora of the Santa Barbara region, California. 2nd edition. Santa Barbara Botanic Garden and Capra Press, Santa Barbara. 391 pp.
Twisselmann, E.C. 1967. A flora of Kern County, California. California Native Plant Society, Sacramento. 395 pp.