winecup clarkia

Clarkia purpurea

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

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Key features:

• petal length
• leaf length and shape

Style vs. stamen length seems less useful than stated in Jepson. Dense vs. open inflorescence is also hard to distinguish.

Clarkia purpurea ssp. purpurea

• petals 15–25 mm
• leaf 1.5–4.5 cm, broadly lanceolate to elliptic or ovate
• inflorescence dense
• petals lavender to purple or purple-red, often lighter proximally, often with a darker spot distally

Clarkia purpurea ssp. viminea

• petals 15–25 mm
• leaf 3–7 cm, linear to narrowly lanceolate
• inflorescence open
• petals lavender to purple, with darker distal spot, darker proximally or not

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

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1 observed taxon / 2 unobserved taxons / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 65 (38 are research grade)

Locations:

• Henry Coe SP: 13
• Russian Ridge OSP: 8
• Calero CP: 7
• Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve: 6
• Monte Bello OSP: 5
• Almaden Quicksilver CP: 2
• Castle Rock SP: 2
• Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch CP: 2
• Fremont Older OSP: 2
• Lexington Reservoir CP: 2
• Long Ridge OSP: 2
• Sierra Azul OSP: 2
• Skyline Ridge OSP: 2
• Sunol Wilderness RP: 2
• El Corte de Madera OSP
• Foothills Nature Preserve, Palo Alto
• Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills
• Joseph D. Grant CP
• Mt. Madonna SP
• Sierra Vista OSP
• Stevens Creek CP
• Sweeney Ridge National Recreation Area

Months:

• Mar.: 1
• Apr.: 16
• May: 24
• Jun.: 21
• Jul.: 3

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora