chaparral clarkia

Clarkia affinis

Member of clarkia (genus Clarkia)
evening primrose family (family Onagraceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
red purple in flowering plants

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• all 4 sepals staying fused
• ovary and immature fruit 8-grooved
• scattered around the east bay; only historically on the peninsula

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

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Chris’s observations: 10 (5 are research grade)

Locations:

• Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch CP: 3
• Henry Coe SP: 3
• Sierra Vista OSP: 2
• Joseph D. Grant CP
• Santa Teresa CP

Months:

• Apr.: 4
• May: 5
• Jun.: 1

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora