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Clarkia cylindrica

Clarkia amoena

yellow clarkia, arewell-to-spring, farewell-to-spring
Habit Annual, the stem 1-10 dm. tall, simple or freely-branched.
Leaves

Leaves alternate, sessile, 2-7 cm. long and 2-6 mm. wide.
Flowers

Inflorescence of loose, few-flowered, erect racemes;

calyx tube 2-10 mm. long, the 4 lobes united and turned to one side;

petals 4, not clawed, 1-4 cm. long, pale pink to rose-purple, with carmine spots in the center, obovate to rounded;

style 4-parted, the stigmas 1.5-5 mm. long, yellow, linear to oval;

stamens 8, of two lengths, shorter than the style;

ovary inferior, 4-celled.
Fruits

Capsule 4-celled, 1.5-4.5 cm. long, beakless or with a beak several mm. long, straight or curved, linear.

Clarkia cylindrica

Clarkia amoena
Flowering time May-July
Habitat Dry, open to wooded areas, at low elevations.
Distribution
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Occurring west of the Cascades crest and in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; British Columbia to California.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
C. amoena, C. gracilis, C. pulchella, C. quadrivulnera, C. rhomboidea, C. viminea
C. gracilis, C. pulchella, C. quadrivulnera, C. rhomboidea, C. viminea
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