Downingia yina
Campanulaceae
Cascade Downingia
Erect to decumbent, grows in masses. Stem branching. Leaves small, sessile, linear to lance-shaped, with pointed tip, often withered by flowering time. Flowers with long ovary tube sustain 5-bracted calyx topped by corolla. Flower corolla blue, about 1/3 in. across, with 2 lips; lower 2 yellow spots surrounded by white and 3 blue lobes rounded with small tooth at tip. Upper lip blue, with 2 short lobes. Stamen column does not extend above corolla. Found in lakes, ponds, vernal-wet areas, below 5400 ft.
- Rarity: Locally Common
- Flowering Time: Late Spring, Early Summer
- Flower Form: 2-lipped, Campanula Family
- Life Cycle: Annual
- Height: 1–4 inches
- Habitat: Bog/Fen/Wetland, Vernal Wet
- Found In: Olympic NP, Siskiyous, Steens
- Native: Yes
- Also Known As: Willamette Downingia
- Latin Synonyms: Downingia willamettensis
