davy’s clarkia

Clarkia davyi

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

---

• sepals all coming free or staying fused in pairs
• ovary 8-grooved
• stem prostrate to decumbent
• petals 5–11 mm, no darker spot
• winecup clarkia (Clarkia purpurea) has either much larger petals or an erect stem and more acute leaves
• rare: coastal

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

---

Chris’s observations: none

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora