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Clarkia speciosa subsp. immaculata
Photo is of parent taxon

pismo clarki, pismo clarkia
Stems

decumbent, branches on well-developed plants few-flowered.
Leaf

blades linear to narrowly lanceolate.
Inflores

-cences open racemes.
Petals

lavender to pink shading pale yellow or white in proximal 1/2, unspotted.
2n

= 18.

Clarkia speciosa subsp. immaculata
Phenology Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat Sandy hills near coast.
Elevation 0–100 m. (0–300 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Subspecies immaculata, known only from a small portion of San Luis Obispo County, is designated as rare by the California Native Plant Society.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 10.
Parent taxa Onagraceae > subfam. Onagroideae > tribe Onagreae > Clarkia > sect. Godetia > Clarkia speciosa
Sibling taxa
C. speciosa subsp. nitens, C. speciosa subsp. polyantha, C. speciosa subsp. speciosa
Name authority H. Lewis & M. E. Lewis: Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 20: 291. (1955)
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