Clarkia rostrata |
Clarkia springvillensis |
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beak clarkia |
Springville clarkia |
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Stems | erect, to 60 cm, puberulent. |
erect, 30–90 cm, glabrous, glaucous. |
Leaves | petiole to 10 mm; blade lanceolate, 1–6 cm. |
petiole 0–5 mm; blade lanceolate, 2–9 cm, surfaces glaucous, glabrous. |
Inflorescences | open racemes, axis recurved at tip in bud; buds pendent. |
open racemes, axis erect; buds pendent. |
Flowers | floral tube 1.5–2.5 mm, with ring of hairs at distal margin inside; sepals reflexed together to 1 side; corolla bowl-shaped, petals pinkish lavender shading white near middle, often flecked reddish purple, base reddish purple, 10–25 mm; stamens 8, unequal, width of all filaments equal or inner slightly thinner, 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. |
Capsules | 10–30 mm, beak 7–15 mm. |
15–30 mm. |
Seeds | unknown. |
unknown. |
2n | = 18. |
= 18. |
Clarkia rostrata |
Clarkia springvillensis |
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Phenology | Flowering Apr–May. | Flowering May. |
Habitat | Oak-pine woodlands. | Woodlands. |
Elevation | 500 m. (1600 ft.) | 500 m. (1600 ft.) |
Distribution |
CA |
CA |
Discussion | Clarkia rostrata is known only from the Merced River drainage in the central Sierra Nevada Foothills, including Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus, and (barely) Tuolumne counties. Because of its very limited distribution, C. rostrata is listed as rare by the California Native Plant Society. Clarkia rostrata is closely related to C. cylindrica and C. lewisii but can be distinguished readily from both by the conspicuous beak of the capsule. (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.) |
Source | FNA vol. 10. | FNA vol. 10. |
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Name authority | W. S. Davis: Brittonia 22: 281. (1970) | Vasek: Madroño 17: 220. (1964) |
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