presidio clarkia

Clarkia franciscana

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

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• all 4 sepals staying fused
• ovary and immature fruit 4-grooved
• petals with ± red spot or zone at base of petal
• all photos show a pale area around the red spot, deepening to purple at the petal edges
• petals 5–13 mm
• stigma not exserted beyond anthers
• Presidio, Redwood Regional Park

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