red ribbons

Clarkia concinna

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 anywhere.

Key features:

petal length
stigma exserted beyond anthers or not (but CalFlora is not consistent here)
sepals staying fused only near tip or also along sides
range

santa clara red ribbons
Clarkia concinna ssp. automixa

santa clara red ribbons
Clarkia concinna ssp. automixa

petals 10–20 mm long
stigma not exserted beyond anthers (maybe)
petal lobes prominent, separated by deep sinuses
sepals staying fused only near tip
range centered on Santa Clara

red ribbons
Clarkia concinna ssp. concinna

red ribbons
Clarkia concinna ssp. concinna

petals 15–30 mm long
stigma exserted beyond anthers (maybe)
petal lobes prominent, separated by deep sinuses
sepals staying fused only near tip
range includes the east bay and areas north of the bay

raiche’s red ribbons
Clarkia concinna ssp. raichei

raiche’s red ribbons
Clarkia concinna ssp. raichei

petals 10–20 mm long
stigma not exserted beyond anthers (maybe)
petal lobes short, not separated by deep sinuses
sepals staying fused in distal ⅔
range is tiny around Pt. Reyes

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

2 observed taxons / 1 unobserved taxon / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 4 (all are research grade)

Locations:

Foothills Nature Preserve, Palo Alto
Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills
Joseph D. Grant CP
Mt. Diablo SP

Months:

Apr.: 1
May: 2
Jun.: 1

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora