''Clarkia concinna'' is a species of wildflower known as red ribbons. It is

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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

sepal A sepal () is a part of the flower of angiosperms (flowering plants). Usually green, sepals typically function as protection for the flower in bud, and often as support for the petals when in bloom., p. 106 The term ''sepalum'' was coined ...

s 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 mater ...

. 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

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concinna Endemic flora of California Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Natural history of the California Coast Ranges Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Myrtales-stub