Downingia concolor Greene
Two varieties in California:
D. c. var. concolor: Central Coastal California
D. c. var. brevior: San Diego County
Downingia concolor var brevior: Cuyamaca Lake Downingia
Protologue: Bull. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2(6): 153 (1886)
Pronunciation: Down-ín-gi-a cón-co-lor var. bré-vi-or
Etymology: after Andrew Jackson Downing (1815-1852), American landscape designer & horticulturist + concolor, of the same color throughout
+ brevior, shorter
Jepson eFlora Treatment of species
Jepson eFlora Key to Downingia
Key to varieties of Downingia concolor:
Mature fruit generally 12–30 mm, readily dehiscent , lines translucent ... var. brevior
Mature fruit (25)30–50 mm, tardily dehiscent, lines not translucent ... var. concolor
CNPS Listing of D. c. var. brevior: 1B.1 S1 G4T1 CE
SD County Synoptic Voucher
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Distribution:
Left: S.D. County Plant Atlas (http://sdplantatlas.org) of D. c. var. brevior. Right: CCH2 map of both varieties. Click to see current herbarium records.
Downingia concolor var brevior
An annual herb found in wet areas, e.g., shore of Cuyamaca Lake. As in all family members, corolla is bilateral, ovary inferior.
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