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Clarkia amoena subsp. amoena

Clarkia amoena subsp. huntiana
Photo is of parent taxon

farewell to spring
Photo is of parent taxon

farewell to spring
Stems

decumbent to suberect, to 100 cm.

erect, to 100 cm.
Inflorescences

congested spikes;

bracts narrowly lanceolate;

internodes shorter than subtending flowers.

open racemes;

bracts sublinear;

internodes longer than subtending flowers.
Flowers

petals usually with bright red spot mid blade, 20–35 mm;

ovary cylindrical, 2–5 mm wide, 4-grooved;

stigma exserted beyond anthers.

petals usually with bright red spot mid blade, 15–30 mm;

ovary cylindrical to subclavate, 2–4 mm wide, 4-grooved, grooves sometimes inconspicuous;

stigma exserted beyond anthers.
2n

= 14.

= 14.

Clarkia amoena subsp. amoena

Clarkia amoena subsp. huntiana
Phenology Flowering Jun–Aug. Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat Open slopes and bluffs near coast. Openings in forests and woodlands, often near but rarely along immediate coast.
Elevation 0–100 m. (0–300 ft.) 0–700 m. (0–2300 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
[BONAP county map]
from FNA
CA; OR
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Subsp. amoena is found primarily in the North Coast and North Coast Ranges, and in the San Francisco Bay and Central Coast regions south to Monterey County.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Subspecies huntiana is found in open sites within woodland regions in northwestern California and into southwestern Oregon, and scattered near the coast in west-central California.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 10. FNA vol. 10.
Parent taxa Onagraceae > subfam. Onagroideae > tribe Onagreae > Clarkia > sect. Rhodanthos > subsect. Primigenia > Clarkia amoena Onagraceae > subfam. Onagroideae > tribe Onagreae > Clarkia > sect. Rhodanthos > subsect. Primigenia > Clarkia amoena
Sibling taxa
C. amoena subsp. caurina, C. amoena subsp. huntiana, C. amoena subsp. lindleyi, C. amoena subsp. whitneyi
C. amoena subsp. amoena, C. amoena subsp. caurina, C. amoena subsp. lindleyi, C. amoena subsp. whitneyi
Synonyms Godetia amoena, G. amoena var. huntiana
Name authority unknown (Jepson) H. Lewis & M. E. Lewis: Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 20: 264. (1955)
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