canyon clarkia

Clarkia epilobioides

Member of clarkia (genus Clarkia)
evening primrose family (family Onagraceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

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• all 4 sepals fused or fused in pairs
• ovary cylindric, not obviously grooved
• petals entire, white, not flecked, fading pink
• anthers in 2 unlike series, inner smaller, paler
• rare: Henry Coe, Sierra Azul, and maybe Rancho San Antonio

Toxicity of clarkia, farewell to spring, jodetia, godetia (Clarkia spp., Godetia spp.):
0 – Non-toxic.

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Chris’s observations: none

Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora