Downingia cuspidata is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name toothed calicoflower.
This showy wildflower is native to California, where it is a resident of ponds, meadows, and vernal pool ecosystems throughout the state.
This annual grows on a branching erect stem with small leaves at intervals.
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.