Flora of North America species comparison

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Clarkia cylindrica

Clarkia lingulata

speckled clarkia, speckled fairyfan

Merced clarkia
Stems

erect, to 60 cm, puberulent or glabrous.

erect, to 60 cm, puberulent.
Leaves

petiole to 5 mm;

blade linear to narrowly lanceolate, 1–6 cm.

petiole to 15 mm;

blade linear to narrowly lanceolate, 2–6 cm.
Inflorescences

open racemes, axis recurved at tip in bud;

buds pendent.

Flowers

floral tube 2–7 mm, with ring of hairs proximal to distal margin inside;

sepals reflexed together to 1 side;

corolla bowl-shaped, petals purple to pinkish lavender shading white near middle, often reddish purple-flecked, base bright purplish red, 10–35 mm;

stamens 8, unequal, width of outer filaments about 2 times inner, outer anthers lavender, inner smaller, paler.

floral tube 1–4 mm;

sepals reflexed together to 1 side;

corolla rotate, petals bright pink, red-flecked or not, oblanceolate, 10–20 mm, apex subentire or minutely notched;

stamens 8, unequal, outer anthers lavender, inner smaller, paler.
Capsules

20–50 mm, beak 3–5 mm.

10–20 mm.
Seeds

brown, 1–1.5 mm, minutely scaly to puberulent, crest 0.1 mm.

brown, 1 mm, minutely scaly to puberulent, crest inconspicuous.
Inflores

-cences open racemes, axis recurved at tip in bud;

buds pendent.
2n

= 18.

Clarkia cylindrica

Clarkia lingulata
Phenology Flowering May–Jun.
Habitat Open chaparral.
Elevation 400–500 m. (1300–1600 ft.)
Distribution
from USDA
California
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from FNA
CA
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Discussion

Subspecies 2 (2 in the flora).

As defined by Davis, the subspecies of Clarkia cylindrica have distinct but partly overlapping geographical ranges; subsp. cylindrica mainly in the South Coast and Transverse Ranges to the Tehachapi Mountain area, and subsp. clavicarpa mainly in the central and southern Sierra Nevada Foothills to the Tehachapi Mountain area. More recent collections suggest more substantial geographical overlap. Morphological variation correlates with geographical distribution, with the most consistent difference in ovary and capsule shape. According to Davis, the taxa are moderately interfertile, less so for more distantly separated individuals.

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

Clarkia lingulata is listed as endangered by the State of California, known from only a few populations in Merced River Canyon, Mariposa County. It is derived from C. biloba subsp. australis, from which it can be distinguished morphologically by its narrower, unlobed petals; the two taxa also differ in chromosome number, and form only highly sterile hybrids.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Key
1. Ovaries and capsules cylindrical.
subsp. cylindrica
1. Ovaries and capsules subclavate, enlarged distally.
subsp. clavicarpa
Source FNA vol. 10. FNA vol. 10.
Parent taxa Onagraceae > subfam. Onagroideae > tribe Onagreae > Clarkia > sect. Phaeostoma > subsect. Sympherica Onagraceae > subfam. Onagroideae > tribe Onagreae > Clarkia > sect. Phaeostoma > subsect. Lautiflorae
Sibling taxa
C. affinis, C. amoena, C. arcuata, C. australis, C. biloba, C. borealis, C. bottae, C. breweri, C. concinna, C. davyi, C. delicata, C. dudleyana, C. epilobioides, C. exilis, C. franciscana, C. gracilis, C. heterandra, C. imbricata, C. jolonensis, C. lassenensis, C. lewisii, C. lingulata, C. mildrediae, C. modesta, C. mosquinii, C. prostrata, C. pulchella, C. purpurea, C. rhomboidea, C. rostrata, C. rubicunda, C. similis, C. speciosa, C. springvillensis, C. stellata, C. tembloriensis, C. unguiculata, C. virgata, C. williamsonii, C. xantiana
C. affinis, C. amoena, C. arcuata, C. australis, C. biloba, C. borealis, C. bottae, C. breweri, C. concinna, C. cylindrica, C. davyi, C. delicata, C. dudleyana, C. epilobioides, C. exilis, C. franciscana, C. gracilis, C. heterandra, C. imbricata, C. jolonensis, C. lassenensis, C. lewisii, C. mildrediae, C. modesta, C. mosquinii, C. prostrata, C. pulchella, C. purpurea, C. rhomboidea, C. rostrata, C. rubicunda, C. similis, C. speciosa, C. springvillensis, C. stellata, C. tembloriensis, C. unguiculata, C. virgata, C. williamsonii, C. xantiana
Subordinate taxa
C. cylindrica subsp. clavicarpa, C. cylindrica subsp. cylindrica
Synonyms Godetiabottae spach var. cylindrica
Name authority (Jepson) H. Lewis & M. E. Lewis: Madroño 12: 33. (1953) — (as cyclindrica) H. Lewis & M. E. Lewis: Madroño 12: 35. (1953)
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