Clarkia purpurea subsp. quadrivulnera
Clarkia sect. Godetia
purple clarkia, purple godetia, small-flower godetia, winecup clarkia
blades linear to lanceolate, 1.5–5 cm.
usually open racemes.
axis erect, or prostrate to decumbent (C. davyi, C. prostrata);
buds erect.
petals lavender to purple or dark wine-red, often with purple spot near middle or distally, 9–14 mm;
stigma not exserted beyond anthers.
floral tube funnelform to obconical, 2–15 mm;
sepals reflexed individually or in pairs;
petals lavender-pink to dark wine-red, shading white or yellow near middle or base, usually purplish red-spotted, obovate to obdeltate, unlobed, claw inconspicuous or absent;
stamens 8, subequal.
conspicuously 8-ribbed;
subsessile.
= 52.
Clarkia purpurea subsp. quadrivulnera
Clarkia sect. Godetia
Subspecies quadrivulnera is extremely widespread from Baja California in Mexico north through California, Oregon, and Washington to the islands of extreme southwestern British Columbia.
Subspecies quadrivulnera is diverse in petal color and color pattern but all of the populations have relatively small flowers that are primarily self-pollinated, usually with pollen in contact with the stigma at the time the flowers open.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Species 7 (6 in the flora).
Clarkia tenella (Cavanilles) H. Lewis & M. E. Lewis, with three subspecies, is known from Argentina and Chile, and is the only species of Clarkia not known to occur naturally in North America.
Some of the common cultivars of Clarkia in the horticulture trade are members of sect. Godetia, with their relatively large bowl-shaped flowers, and some cultivars (particularly of C. speciosa) are still on the market as Godetia.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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