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Clarkia biloba subsp. australis

Clarkia subsect. Lautiflorae
Photo is of parent taxon

mariposa clarkia
Leaf

blades linear to narrowly lanceolate, 2–6 mm wide.

Flowers

corolla rotate, petals bright pink to magenta, narrowly fan-shaped, length greater than 1.5 times width, 2-lobed, lobes usually 1/5–1/3 petal length.

2n

= 16.

Clarkia biloba subsp. australis

Clarkia subsect. Lautiflorae
Phenology Flowering May–Jun.
Habitat Chapar-ral, woodlands.
Elevation 300–500 m. (1000–1600 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
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Discussion

Subspecies australis is known from the foothills of the south-central Sierra Nevada, mainly in Mariposa and Tuolumne counties, less commonly in Calaveras and El Dorado counties.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 10.
Parent taxa Onagraceae > subfam. Onagroideae > tribe Onagreae > Clarkia > sect. Phaeostoma > subsect. Lautiflorae > Clarkia biloba
Sibling taxa
C. biloba subsp. biloba, C. biloba subsp. brandegeeae
Name authority H. Lewis & M. E. Lewis: Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 20: 322, fig. 17b. (1955)
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