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Clarkia
''Clarkia'' is a genus within the flowering plant family Onagraceae. Over 40 species are currently classified in ''Clarkia''; almost all are native to western North America, though one species (''Clarkia tenella'') is native to South America. Clarkias are typically Annual plant, annual herbs, growing either prostrate or erect to a height of less than 2 metres. Their leaves are small and simple, from 1 to 10 cm in length depending on the species. Their flowers have four sepals and four petals, usually white, pink, or red, and are often spotted or streaked. Their fruit are elongated, cylindrical pods, usually 4-grooved or 8-grooved, and when mature they hold many tiny, cubical seeds. Several members of the genus are sometimes referred to by the common name "godetia", including ''Clarkia amoena'', ''Clarkia affinis'', and ''Clarkia lassenensis'' (the Lassen godetia). This is because they were formerly classified in a genus called ''Godetia'', which is no longer recognised ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Clarkia Unguiculata
''Clarkia unguiculata'' is a species of wildflower known by the common name elegant clarkia or mountain garland. Distribution and habitat This plant is Endemism, endemic to California, where it is found in many woodland habitats. It grows along the coastal ranges of Mendocino and San Diego. ''Clarkia unguiculata'' can also be found in the Sierran foothills. Specifically, it is common on the forest floor of many oak woodlands, along with typical understory wildflowers that include ''Calochortus luteus'', ''Cynoglossum grande'' and ''Delphinium variegatum''. It flowers in the summer and fall and thrives in somewhat neutral soil pH. Commonly found on open slopes or slightly shaded areas. These slopes are below and have dry conditions, where the plant thrives. Description ''C. unguiculata'' presents a spindly, hairless, waxy stem with a red hue. The species can grow up to tall with a small number of leaves populating the stem. The showy flowers have hairy, fused sepals forming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Clarkia Amoena
''Clarkia amoena'', commonly known as farewell to spring, godetia, or satin flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family ''Onagraceae''. It is native to western North America. It is found in coastal hills and mountains from British Columbia south to the San Francisco Bay Area of California. This annual herb produces showy pink to lavender flowers and is known for its late spring to early summer blooming period. The species was formerly classified in the genus ''Godetia'', and is still sometimes referred to by the synonym ''Godetia amoena''. Description It is an annual plant growing to 1 m tall, with slender, linear leaves 2–7 cm long and 2–6 mm broad. The flowers are pink to pale purple, with four broad petals 1.5–6 cm long. The fruit is a dry capsule, which splits open when mature to release the numerous seeds. Taxonomy Five subspecies are currently recognised, although intermediate forms are commonly found: *''Clarkia amoena'' subsp. '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Clarkia Pulchella
''Clarkia pulchella'', also known as pinkfairies, ragged robin, and deerhorn clarkia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Onagraceae. Description An herbaceous perennial plant, it is the type species of ''Clarkia''. This plant is , erect, branched or not, and covered with short hairs. The leaves alternate along the stalk and are lance to spoon-shaped, about long and sometimes finely toothed. The distinctive lavender to light purple flowers are four-lobed and fused at the base. Each lobe is in turn three-lobed with the middle lobe widest. Distribution and habitat ''Clarkia pulchella'' is found in the Pacific Northwest mainly east of the Cascade Range in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, the southern margin of British Columbia and the extreme west of Montana. Occurring over a wide range of elevations, it is most common from . Its habitat is often forest, rocky, grassland or disturbed. Discovery It was described by Meriwether Lewis close to Kamiah, Idaho during the Lewis an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Clarkia Biloba
''Clarkia biloba'' is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common name twolobe clarkia and two lobed clarkia.CalFlora Database: ''Clarkia biloba'' (two lobed clarkia) . accessed 3.23.2013 ''Clarkia biloba'' is to , where it is known from the ; one subspecies can also be found in the |
Clarkia Bottae
''Clarkia bottae'' is a species of wildflower with several common names, including punchbowl godetia, Botta's clarkia, Botta's fairy fan, and hill clarkia. Description ''Clarkia bottae'' produces spindly, waxy stems which may approach a meter in height, and sparse narrow leaves. The flower is a bowl shaped bloom with lavender or pinkish-purple petals, often lighter in color toward the base and speckled with red, each 1 to 3 centimeters long. The Gynoecium, stigma protrudes from the corolla and is surrounded by shorter stamens. Distribution and habitat ''Clarkia bottae'' is Endemism, endemic to the mountains of southern California. It is found in chaparral and Coastal sage scrub, coastal scrub plant communities. Cultivation Cultivars include ''Lilac Pixie''. External links Calflora: ''Clarkia bottae'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Clarkia Speciosa
''Clarkia speciosa'' is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common name redspot clarkia. It is endemic to California, where it is known from the Central Coast and mountains and from the Sierra Nevada foothills. The plant is variable across its intergrading subspecies, taking a decumbent to erect form with a stem up to about half a meter long. The open or dense inflorescence has opening flowers and several closed buds. As the bud opens the sepals all separate from each other. The fan-shaped petals are up to 2.5 centimeters long and may be lavender to pink to deep red, sometimes fading to white or yellowish at the base. There is sometimes, but not always, a large bright red spot near the middle of the petal. There are four subspecies of this plant. One, ssp. ''immaculata'' (also sometimes called var. ''immaculata''), is known as the Pismo clarkia and is federally listed as an endangered species. It is known from about 20 occurrences on the coas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Clarkia Breweri
''Clarkia breweri'' is a species of wildflower known by the common names fairy fans and Brewer's clarkia. This rare plant is endemic to California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ..., where it is known from only seven counties in the central part of the state. It produces short stems under 20 centimeters (8 in.) in height and sparse, narrow leaves. The distinctive flowers have four pink to lavender petals, each about 2 centimeters long and wide, with 3 odd lobes, the middle lobe being long and spoon-shaped. Typical habitat is shale or serpentine scree. References External linksJepson Manual Profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Clarkia Australis
''Clarkia australis'' is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common name Small's southern clarkia. It is endemic to California, where it grows in the forests of the central Sierra Nevada. It is an uncommon species threatened by such forest activities as logging. This annual herb produces a slender, erect stem approaching a meter in height. The leaves are widely linear in shape and borne on short petioles. The top of the stem is occupied by the tall inflorescence, which bears hanging buds that open from the lowest upward so that there are several closed buds above open flowers. The sepals do not remain fused as the flower opens. The petals are diamond-shaped and sometimes lobed and curling at the tip. They are mottled or spotted lavender, purple, and reddish in color, and each is up to 1.5 centimeters long. There are 8 long stamens tipped with large anthers bearing blue-gray pollen. The stigma protrudes past the anthers. This species of ''Cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Clarkia Concinna
''Clarkia concinna'' is a species of wildflower known as red ribbons. It is endemic to California, where it can be found in the low-elevation mountains of the northern part of the state. This is an annual plant with erect, herbaceous stems. The distinctive flowers have four looping sepals of red or dark pink which look like loops of silk ribbon A ribbon or riband is a thin band of material, typically cloth but also plastic or sometimes metal, used primarily as decorative binding and tying. Cloth ribbons are made of natural materials such as silk, cotton, and jute and of synthetic mate .... The longer, pink petals have three lobes which are usually streaked with white. Subspecies: *''C. c. automixa'' - Santa Clara red ribbons *''C. c. concinna'' - red ribbons *''C. c. raichei'' - Raiche's red ribbons References External linksJepson Manual Profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Clarkia Arcuata
''Clarkia arcuata'' is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common name glandular clarkia. It is endemic to California, where it grows in the chaparral and woodlands of the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and southern Cascade Range. Description It is an annual herb producing a slender, erect stem often exceeding half a meter in height. The leaves are narrow, usually linear or lance-shaped, and up to 6 centimeters long. The inflorescence bears a few flowers, which dangle when they are buds and grow erect as they open. The sepals stay fused as the petals open and emerge from one side. They are coated in glandular hairs. The petals are up to 3 centimeters long, pink-lavender in color, sometimes with a reddish blotch at the base. They form a bowl-shaped corolla. There are 8 stamens and a protruding, four-chambered ovary The ovary () is a gonad in the female reproductive system that produces ova; when released, an ovum travels through the fall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Clarkia Affinis
''Clarkia affinis'', commonly known as chaparral clarkia, is a species of wildflower in the family Onagraceae. It is endemic to California, where it grows mainly on chaparral Chaparral ( ) is a shrubland plant plant community, community found primarily in California, southern Oregon, and northern Baja California. It is shaped by a Mediterranean climate (mild wet winters and hot dry summers) and infrequent, high-intens ... slopes and woodlands in the Coast Ranges. This is a spindly plant producing erect stems exceeding half a meter in height and sparse narrow leaves. The flower is a bowl-shaped bloom with four pink or red petals each 5 to 15 millimeters long. The petals may have darker spots near the base and purple or red speckling. References External linksJepson Manual Profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Clarkia Lassenensis
''Clarkia lassenensis'' is a species of wildflower known by the common name Lassen clarkia. This plant is native to the US states of California, Oregon, and Nevada, where it grows in the mountains and forested plateau. The plant erects a spindly stem and bears sparse narrow leaves. The bowl-shaped flower has four lavender petals with reddish bases, each about one centimeter long. ''Clarkia lassenensis'' is pollinated by both native bees and butterflies and is usually in bloom in the late spring early summer months of May and June. The flower is a resident of Mount Lassen Lassen Peak ( ), commonly referred to as Mount Lassen, is a lava dome volcano in Lassen Volcanic National Park in Northern California. Located in the Shasta Cascade region above the northern Sacramento Valley, it is the southernmost active vo ..., from which it gets its name. External linksJepson Manual Profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
