Flora of North America species comparison

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Clarkia speciosa subsp. polyantha

Clarkia speciosa subsp. immaculata
Photo is of parent taxon

red spot clarkia
Photo is of parent taxon

pismo clarki, pismo clarkia
Stems

erect, branches on well-developed plants few, virgate, many-flowered.

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

blades linear to narrowly lanceolate.

blades linear to narrowly lanceolate.
Inflorescences

open racemes or panicles.

Petals

purple or lavender, usually lighter toward base, with a purplish red spot near middle.

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

-cences open racemes.
2n

= 18.

= 18.

Clarkia speciosa subsp. polyantha

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

Subspecies polyantha is relatively common in Fresno, Kern, Madera, and Tulare counties in the foothills of the southern Sierra Nevada, and is uncommon in the Tehachapi Mountains in Kern and Los Angeles counties. A report from Riverside County (cited in Calflora) is erroneous.

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

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. FNA vol. 10.
Parent taxa Onagraceae > subfam. Onagroideae > tribe Onagreae > Clarkia > sect. Godetia > Clarkia speciosa Onagraceae > subfam. Onagroideae > tribe Onagreae > Clarkia > sect. Godetia > Clarkia speciosa
Sibling taxa
C. speciosa subsp. immaculata, C. speciosa subsp. nitens, C. speciosa subsp. speciosa
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) H. Lewis & M. E. Lewis: Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 20: 291. (1955)
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