slender clarkia

Clarkia gracilis

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

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• all 4 sepals staying fused
• ovary 4-grooved or (rarely) shallowly 8-grooved
• petals entire, pink-lavender, often lighter toward base, may have red spot near middle or base
• anthers alike in size and color
• scattered in Diablo range

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

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Chris’s observations: 1 (research grade)

Locations:

• Joseph D. Grant CP

Months:

• May: 1

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora