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Clarkia tembloriensis subsp. tembloriensis

Clarkia tembloriensis
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Temblor Range clarkia

Temblor Range clarkia
Stems

erect, to 80 cm, glabrous, glaucous.
Leaves

petiole 0–5 mm;

blade gray-green, lanceolate, 2–7 cm, surfaces glaucous.
Inflorescences

open racemes, axis erect;

buds pendent.
Flowers

petals usually less than 10 mm wide;

stigma exserted beyond anthers or not.

floral tube 2–3 mm;

sepals reflexed together to 1 side, green, red-tinged or not, sparsely to densely puberulent abaxially, without longer, spreading hairs;

corolla rotate, petals lavender-pink, spot purplish or absent, ± diamond-shaped, 10–25 mm, claw slender, equal to or longer than blade, entire;

stamens 8, unequal, outer anthers lavender to red, inner smaller, paler;

ovary with hairs as on sepals;

stigma exserted or not beyond anthers.
Capsules

15–30 mm.
Seeds

unknown.
2n

= 18.

Clarkia tembloriensis subsp. tembloriensis

Clarkia tembloriensis
Phenology Flowering Apr–May.
Habitat Grass-lands, scrub.
Elevation 100–500 m. (300–1600 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
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from USDA
California
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Discussion

Subspecies tembloriensis is known from the eastern San Francisco Bay area and Inner South Coast Ranges, along the western edge of the Great Valley, from San Joaquin and Alameda counties to Ventura County, with scattered reports from the southern Sierra Nevada Foothills in Kern County.

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

Subspecies 2 (2 in the flora).

Clarkia tembloriensis is derived from C. unguiculata and is closely related to C. exilis and C. springvillensis. Hybrids between the subspecies of C. tembloriensis have low fertility and the two taxa are rarely found together.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Key
1. Petals usually less than 10 mm wide; stigmas exserted beyond anthers or not.
subsp. tembloriensis
1. Petals about 10 mm wide; stigmas not exserted beyond anthers.
subsp. calientensis
Source FNA vol. 10. FNA vol. 10.
Parent taxa Onagraceae > subfam. Onagroideae > tribe Onagreae > Clarkia > sect. Phaeostoma > subsect. Phaeostoma > Clarkia tembloriensis Onagraceae > subfam. Onagroideae > tribe Onagreae > Clarkia > sect. Phaeostoma > subsect. Phaeostoma
Sibling taxa
C. tembloriensis subsp. calientensis
C. affinis, C. amoena, C. arcuata, C. australis, C. biloba, C. borealis, C. bottae, C. breweri, C. concinna, C. cylindrica, C. davyi, C. delicata, C. dudleyana, C. epilobioides, C. exilis, C. franciscana, C. gracilis, C. heterandra, C. imbricata, C. jolonensis, C. lassenensis, C. lewisii, C. lingulata, C. mildrediae, C. modesta, C. mosquinii, C. prostrata, C. pulchella, C. purpurea, C. rhomboidea, C. rostrata, C. rubicunda, C. similis, C. speciosa, C. springvillensis, C. stellata, C. unguiculata, C. virgata, C. williamsonii, C. xantiana
Subordinate taxa
C. tembloriensis subsp. calientensis, C. tembloriensis subsp. tembloriensis
Synonyms C. tembloriensis subsp. longistyla
Name authority unknown Vasek: Madroño 17: 220. (1964)
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