# Downingia cuspidata

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{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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|image =
|genus = Downingia
|species = cuspidata
|authority = ([Greene](/source/Edward_Lee_Greene)) Greene ex [Jepson](/source/Willis_Linn_Jepson)
}}

'''''Downingia cuspidata''''' is a species of flowering plant in the [bellflower family](/source/Campanulaceae) known by the common name '''toothed calicoflower'''. This showy wildflower is native to [California](/source/California), where it is a resident of ponds, meadows, and [vernal pool](/source/vernal_pool) ecosystems throughout the state. Its range may extend into Mexico.

This annual grows on a branching erect stem with small leaves at intervals. At the top of each stem branch is one or more flowers, each about a centimeter wide. The tubular flower has two long, narrow, pointed upper lobes which may be blue or purple to nearly white. The lower lip is fused into one three-lobed surface, which is blue, purple, or white with a large blotch or two smaller blotches of yellow in the center, outlined in white. Each lobe may have a toothlike point.

==External links==
*[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?2770,2783,2792 Jepson Manual Treatment]
*[https://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=DOCU USDA Plants Profile]
*[http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?where-genre=Plant&where-taxon=Downingia+cuspidata Photo gallery]

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cuspidata
Category:Flora of California
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status

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