Downingia yina

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Downingia yina is a distinctive, colorful wildflower known by the common name cascade calicoflower. It bears small, easily recognizable flowers up to 1 centimeter in width. Each flower has three fused lower petals which are blue or violet with a central spot which is white with a yellow center. This pattern is attractive to pollinating insects and helps them navigate to the flower's center. The two upper blue petals may fold together to face each other,...

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  1. (c) Sarah Wilson, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sarah Wilson
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downingia_yina

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