farewell to spring

Clarkia amoena

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

There are no other wild members of this species in the bay area.

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hunt’s clarkia
Clarkia amoena ssp. huntiana

• ovary and immature fruit 4-grooved
• stem erect
• inflorescence open
• internode generally > subtending flower
• very rare: Mt. Tam and Milagra Ridge

Clarkia amoena ssp. amoena

• ovary and immature fruit 4-grooved
• stem decumbent
• inflorescence dense
• internode generally < subtending flower
• rare: but modern records are extremely rare

whitney’s clarkia
Clarkia amoena ssp. whitneyi

• ovary and immature fruit 8-grooved
• stem decumbent
• inflorescense dense
• petals 30–60 mm
• extremely rare: in Half Moon Bay, possibly cultivated

Toxicity of fairwell-to-spring, godetia (Clarkia amoena):
0 – Non-toxic.

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3 unobserved taxons / 1 key

Chris’s observations: none

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora