''Clarkia rubicunda'' is a flowering plant

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

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 ...

. It is found mostly on the Central Coast part of the state. The plant is known by the common names ''Ruby Chalice Clarkia'' and ''Farewell to Spring''. ''Clarkia rubicunda'' bears attractive

poppy A poppy is a flowering plant in the subfamily Papaveroideae of the family Papaveraceae. Poppies are herbaceous plants, often grown for their colourful flowers. One species of poppy, '' Papaver somniferum'', is the source of the narcotic drug ...

-like blooms with wide, cup-shaped corollas of four pink or purplish petals. The corolla of the flower sometimes has a bright red center. As the common name suggests, it blooms in June and July. It is similar in appearance to another flower of genus ''

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. ...

'', the '' Clarkia amoena'', also called "Farewell to Spring".

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Jepson Manual Treatment — ''Clarkia rubicunda''
rubicunda Endemic flora of California Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area Plants described in 1836 Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Myrtales-stub

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