Related species: Downingia ornatissima var. ornatissima Downingia ornatissima var. eximia
Plant Communities: Valley Grassland Foothill Woodland wetland-riparian
Counties: Butte Calaveras Contra Costa Colusa El Dorado Fresno Glenn Kings Lake Madera Merced Nevada Placer Sacramento San Joaquin Shasta Solano Stanislaus Sutter Tehama Tulare Tuolumne Yolo Yuba