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Jolon clarkia

Stems

erect, to 60 cm, glabrous, glaucous.

Leaves

petiole to 10 mm;

blade narrowly lanceolate to lanceolate, 3–5 cm.

Inflorescences

open racemes, axis straight;

buds pendent.

Flowers

floral tube 2–3 mm;

sepals reflexed together to 1 side;

corolla bowl-shaped, petals pale lavender to pinkish lavender, usually red-flecked, unlobed, 10–20 mm;

stamens 8, unequal, outer anthers lavender, inner smaller, paler;

ovary obscurely 4-grooved;

stigma exserted beyond anthers.

Capsules

30–40 mm;

pedicel 0–10 mm.

Seeds

dark gray, 1.2–1.4 mm, scaly, crest 0.2 mm.

2n

= 18.

Clarkia jolonensis

Phenology Flowering Apr–Jun.
Habitat Dry woodlands.
Elevation 200–700 m. (700–2300 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Clarkia jolonensis is known only from Monterey County, mainly in the Outer South Coast Ranges. It is scarcely distinguishable morphologically from C. bottae except for seed color, but attempts to produce hybrids have been unsuccessful. Although in describing C. jolonensis Parnell suggested that its range did not overlap with that of C. bottae, the ranges in fact overlap extensively in Monterey County.

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

Source FNA vol. 10.
Parent taxa Onagraceae > subfam. Onagroideae > tribe Onagreae > Clarkia > sect. Fibula
Sibling taxa
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. 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
Name authority D. R. Parnell: Madroño 20: 322. (1970)
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