Clarkia cylindrica |
Clarkia springvillensis |
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speckled clarkia, speckled fairyfan |
Springville clarkia |
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Stems | erect, to 60 cm, puberulent or glabrous. |
erect, 30–90 cm, glabrous, glaucous. |
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Leaves | petiole to 5 mm; blade linear to narrowly lanceolate, 1–6 cm. |
petiole 0–5 mm; blade lanceolate, 2–9 cm, surfaces glaucous, glabrous. |
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Inflorescences | open racemes, axis recurved at tip in bud; buds pendent. |
open racemes, axis erect; buds pendent. |
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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 3–4 mm; sepals reflexed together to 1 side, usually dark red-purple, sparsely to densely puberulent abaxially, without long, spreading hairs; corolla rotate, petals lavender-pink, usually with dark purplish spot near base, ± diamond-shaped, 13–15 mm, claw slender, equal to or longer than blade, entire; stamens 8, unequal, outer anthers red, inner smaller, paler; ovary with hairs as on sepals; stigma exserted beyond anthers. |
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Capsules | 20–50 mm, beak 3–5 mm. |
15–30 mm. |
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Seeds | brown, 1–1.5 mm, minutely scaly to puberulent, crest 0.1 mm. |
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2n | = 18. |
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Clarkia cylindrica |
Clarkia springvillensis |
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Phenology | Flowering May. | |||||
Habitat | Woodlands. | |||||
Elevation | 500 m. (1600 ft.) | |||||
Distribution |
California
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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 springvillensis is a rare species known primarily from the vicinity of Springville in Tulare County, with one ambiguous collection from Kern County. Due to its very limited distribution, C. springvillensis is listed as rare by the California Native Plant Society. It is derived from C. unguiculata and is closely related to C. exilis and C. tembloriensis. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Key |
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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. Phaeostoma | ||||
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Synonyms | Godetiabottae spach var. cylindrica | |||||
Name authority | (Jepson) H. Lewis & M. E. Lewis: Madroño 12: 33. (1953) — (as cyclindrica) | Vasek: Madroño 17: 220. (1964) | ||||
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