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Clarkia xantiana subsp. parviflora

Clarkia xantiana subsp. xantiana
Photo is of parent taxon

Kern Canyon clarkia
Photo is of parent taxon

gunsight clarkia, Xantus' clarkia
Flowers

petals lavender-pink or white, 6–12 mm;

stigma not exserted beyond anthers.

petals lavender to reddish purple, 12–20 mm;

stigma exserted beyond anthers.
2n

= 18.

= 18.

Clarkia xantiana subsp. parviflora

Clarkia xantiana subsp. xantiana
Phenology Flowering May–Jun. Flowering May–Jun.
Habitat Foothill woodlands. Dry slopes, woodlands, forest mar­gins.
Elevation 1000–1500 m. (3300–4900 ft.) 500–2000 m. (1600–6600 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
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from FNA
CA
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Subspecies parviflora has a range similar to that of subsp. xantiana in the southern Sierra Nevada (especially Kern River drainage) and Tehachapi Mountain area in Inyo, Kern, and Tulare counties, and especially the Western Transverse Ranges in Los Angeles and barely San Bernardino counties.

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

Subspecies xantiana is known from the southern Sierra Nevada (especially Kern River drainage) and Tehachapi Mountain area in Kern and Tulare counties, and the Western Transverse Ranges in Los Angeles County.

(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. Fibula > Clarkia xantiana Onagraceae > subfam. Onagroideae > tribe Onagreae > Clarkia > sect. Fibula > Clarkia xantiana
Sibling taxa
C. xantiana subsp. xantiana
C. xantiana subsp. parviflora
Synonyms C. parviflora
Name authority (Eastwood) H. Lewis & P. H. Raven: Madroño 39: 168. (1992) unknown
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