Clarkia gracilis subsp. sonomensis

(C. L. Hitchcock) H. Lewis & M. E. Lewis

Madroño 12: 33. 1953.

Common names: Sonoma clarkia
Basionym: Godetia amoena var. sonomensis C. L. Hitchcock Bot. Gaz. 89: 338. 1930
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 10.

Flowers: petals pinkish lavender shading to white proximally with red spot near middle, 20–40 mm; stigma exserted beyond anthers. 2n = 28.


Phenology: Flowering May–Jun.
Habitat: Woodlands, forest openings.
Elevation: 0–500 m.

Discussion

Subspecies sonomensis is restricted to the North Coast Ranges of California in Colusa, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, and Sonoma counties, and of southern Oregon in Douglas and Josephine counties.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"wider" is not a number.

Harlan Lewis† +  and Peter C. Hoch +
(C. L. Hitchcock) H. Lewis & M. E. Lewis +
straight +
Godetia amoena var. sonomensis +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
denticulate +  and entire +
linear +  and narrowly lanceolate +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
pedicellate +, sessile +, 8-ribbed +  and 4-grooved +
curved +  and straight +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
elongated +
inconspicuous +
Sonoma clarkia +
bowl--shaped +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (?) +
Calif. +  and Oreg. +
0–500 m. +
basifixed +  and versatile +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
actinomorphic +
protandrous +  and bisexual +
pedicellate +  and sessile +
curved +  and straight +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
terete +, 4-angled +, clavate +, fusiform +, cylindrical +  and elongate +
Woodlands, forest openings. +
unicellular-papillose +
deciduous +
numerous +  and 1 +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
shading +  and white +
obdeltate +  and obovate +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
Flowering May–Jun. +
red +, lavender +, blue-gray +, yellow +  and cream +
basal +  and cauline +
several +  and 1 +
clavate +  and globose +
mottled +  and brown +
few +  and numerous +
sculptured +  and smooth +
pink +  and purplish red +
deciduous +
0 +  and 1 +
parenchymatous +
parietal +, axile +  and placentation +
1 +, 4 +  and 2 +
unequal +
aquatic +, amphibious +  and terrestrial +
subequal +
2 times as many or as many as sepals +
unbranched +  and sparsely branched +
decumbent +  and prostrate +
puberulent +  and glabrous +
slender +  and stout +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (90 cm900 mm <br />0.9 m <br />) +
not +  and exserted +
petiolate +  and sessile +
intrapetiolar +
aquatic +, amphibious +  and terrestrial +
G. amoena var. gracilis +
Clarkia gracilis subsp. sonomensis +
Clarkia gracilis +
subspecies +
3(-5)-aperturate +
short-acute +
smooth +  and erose +
papillate +