Clarkia springvillensis |
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Springville clarkia |
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Stems | erect, 30–90 cm, glabrous, glaucous. |
Leaves | petiole 0–5 mm; blade lanceolate, 2–9 cm, surfaces glaucous, glabrous. |
Inflorescences | open racemes, axis erect; buds pendent. |
Flowers | 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 | 15–30 mm. |
Seeds | unknown. |
2n | = 18. |
Clarkia springvillensis |
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Phenology | Flowering May. |
Habitat | Woodlands. |
Elevation | 500 m. (1600 ft.) |
Distribution |
CA |
Discussion | 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. |
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Name authority | Vasek: Madroño 17: 220. (1964) |
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