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Clarkia amoena subsp. huntiana
Photo is of parent taxon

farewell to spring
Stems

erect, to 100 cm.
Inflorescences

open racemes;

bracts sublinear;

internodes longer than subtending flowers.
Flowers

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.

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

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.
Parent taxa Onagraceae > subfam. Onagroideae > tribe Onagreae > Clarkia > sect. Rhodanthos > subsect. Primigenia > Clarkia amoena
Sibling taxa
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 (Jepson) H. Lewis & M. E. Lewis: Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 20: 264. (1955)
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