90 CAMPANULACEAE 
1. Downingia concolor Greene. Maroon-spotted Downingia. Fig. 5113. 
Downingia concolor Greene, Bull. Calif. Acad. 2: 153. 1886. 
owningta tricolor Greene, i 2: 79. 1890 
con G ket 
Bolelia tricolor Greene, loc. c 
Bolelia concolor var. epreeret tsicki Fl. W. Mid. Calif. 481. 1901. 
Stems branched from the base, few to many or s sig See Bi ne cm. high, glabrous ex- 
cept for 4 the calyx-tube which i acktack minutely puberu Leaves linear, —2 mm. wide, 
—20 mm. heey pi tcl loosely few-flowered, ‘the ii Suan elliptic to ovate ; calyx-lobes 
linear-elliptic or oblanceolate, ascending , g, rly equ we 
often shorter ; coroll m fe brous except for the two upper lobes, these ciliate-scabrou 
on the margins near th | orice deep blue, the lateral sinuses more d t than 
lip purple except for the spot at base, this bearing 2 ridges or low, nipple-like pr ocesses ; corolla- 
t 3-5 mm. long, narrowly fun nelfor rm; anther-tube slightly exserted or sometimes inclu ded in 
the —— os glabrous or SHS pubescent on the a minutely hae at gan the 2 shorter 
anthers da fort horn-like, apical processes; capsule n rrowly iform, 1-2 mm. broad and 
3-5 cm. long; seeds not twisted, the markings cael to tone. axis 0 
oist depressions, Upper Sonoran Zone; valleys of the North ae Ranges of California from Lake 
Cedars ¢ to “Monterey pawns | and also in oe Sacramento Valley; collected at Deer Creek, Tulare County, by Cong- 
don. Type locality: wheat fiel r Suisun, Solano County. March—June. 
Downingia competion var. otoasd Me Va ugh, Mem. Torrey Club 191: 1941. Mature capsule mostly 
12-25 mm. long, early dehiscent, the valves separated by lines of delicate ie tissue. Cuyamaca Lake, San 
Diego County, Californ rnia. Known only from the type locality. 
2. Downingia bélla Hoover. Hoover’s Downingia. Fig. 5114. 
Downingia bella Hoover, Leaflets West. Bot. 2: 2. 1937. 
eae < to 17 cm. high, glabrous throughout or the rage ad slightly acc Fe: ae 
what fistulous. he eaves 5-12 mm. long, 1-1.5 mm. wide; orescence loo 
feacks aoe to elliptic, acute or obtuse, 7-18 mm. long, pin wide; pf -lobes aeiiae 
or rotately spreading, 3-6 mm. long; corolla 10-12 mm. long, enelt blue, tatceal sinuses more 
deeply cleft than upper sinuses and cut below the su urface of lower lip ; lobes of the upper lip lanceo- 
r sli lle wi e tube; lower 
lip with central white with a yellow t d2y ridges at base, these alternating wit 
3 small purple — or the central pur t a : — - g, f lform; 
anther-tube ess scaberulous, the 2 lower anthers bea short, alee processes at 
apex; re doo linear, 3.5—5 cm. long ; pote wile ntl markin 
Vernal pools on alkaline plains, Sonoran Zones; Sacramento and San Joaquin ad from Colusa Soir 
to Talase ‘County, California. Type lscaliee.: near San Joaquin River catleea: of Modesto, Stanislaus County. 
April—Aug 
3. Downingia ornatissima Greene. Solano Downingia. Fig. 5115. 
Downingia ornatissima Greene, Pittonia 2: 80, 1890. 
Stems simple to few-branched abové, or in more vigorous plants branched below — above, 
6-20 cm. ga glabrous throughout sel ee pene See ig aciny pace ts scabrous. Lea so 16 
wi “ ate 
shorter, Sie 9) mm. ae ‘oe or acemeaat asks Reig acti 8-13 mm. long, the tube 
2-3 mm. long, narrow ne y rded in on 
e latera 
and upper sinuses about equally cleft, fon! = lip ava hinged, the margin of the sinus usually 
turned backward into a horn-like projection; lo of the bee corolla-lip ge eee spreading, 
i i i ue to 
t g want into a pk wer rc ve, dee 
whitish with a white patch bearing 2 yellow or yellowish green seo the corolla-lobes rounded or 
tru e base of the li i ‘ 
also with a sharp, horn-like process, glabrous or pubescent dorsally; capsule linear or narrowly 
eye 2.5-6.5 cm. long, 1-1.5 mm. thick, the pve lip tough; seeds with faa longitudinal 
lin 
ditches and is the beds of oe pools, Sonoran Zones; Butte County to Merced and _— Coun- 
Abo 
ties, California. Type locality: lower Sacramento Valley near Elmira, Solano County. April-May 
owningia 5 ornatiasima var. eximia tote) ee. Mem. Torrey Club 194: 24. 1941. (Downingia 
mirabilis J. Leaflets West. Bot. 1: 221. PES bo mirabilis var. eximia Hoover, op. cit. 2: 6. be gcd 
Two upper sarelig tenis minutely pubescent within ns "the apex, divergent but not curled into » Ie Moi 
depressions, San Joaquin Valley, California: Type locality: vicinity of Orange Cove, Fresno Cou 
4. ibaa bicorniita A. Gray. Double-horned Downingia. Fig. 5116. 
Downingia bicornuta A. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. Amer. ed 2. 2: 395. 1886. 
Bolelia bicornuta esi patents 2: 127. 1890. 
Downingia sikota Applegate, Contr. Dudley Herb. 1: 97. pl. 6. 1929. 
Plant 6-30 c aeig sane times more in partially submerged plants, glabrous. Leaves linear- 
lanceolate, 0. 52 ¢ cm. long; sf varioon usually few; calyx-lobes widely spreading, linear to narrowly 
