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Clarkia biloba subsp. biloba
Photo is of parent taxon

two lobed clarkia, twolobe clarkia
Leaf

blades narrowly lanceolate, 5–8 mm wide.
Flowers

corolla rotate, petals purplish to pale pink, broadly fan-shaped, length not greater than 1.5 times width, deeply 2-lobed, lobes usually 1/5–1/2 petal length.
2n

= 16.

Clarkia biloba subsp. biloba
Phenology Flowering May–Aug.
Habitat Foothill woodlands.
Elevation 0–1000 m. (0–3300 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Subspecies biloba is known from the central and northern Sierra Nevada Foothills, especially in Calaveras, El Dorado, and Tuolumne counties, and from the eastern San Francisco Bay area in Contra Costa County.

(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. australis, C. biloba subsp. brandegeeae
Name authority unknown
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