Folded downingia (Downingia ornatissima) is a flower in the bluebell family that grows in vernal pools in the Great Central Valley of California. This specimen was blooming in the Jepson Prairie Preserve south of Dixon, California. The wildflower gets its common name of "folded" from the appearance of the two upper petals.
We've been fascinated by the special flowers that grow in California's vernal pools ever since we were first introduced to them on field trips in college in the late 1970s. Vernal pools are a highly threatened form of seasonal wetlands.
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