Clarkia amoena subsp. lindleyi

(Douglas) H. Lewis & M. E. Lewis

Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 20: 267. 1955.

Common names: Lindley’s clarkia
Basionym: Oenothera lindleyi Douglas Bot. Mag. 55: plate 2832. 1828
Synonyms: Clarkia amoena var. lindleyi (Douglas) C. L. Hitchcock Godetia amoena var. lindleyi (Douglas) Jepson
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 10.
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Stems erect, to 200 cm. Inflorescences congested ra­cemes; bracts narrowly lanceolate to lanceolate; internodes shorter than subtending flowers. Flowers: petals without red spot near middle of blade or with very small spot or streak, 30–40 mm; ovary cylindrical, 2–3 mm wide, 4-grooved; stigma exserted beyond anthers. 2n = 14.


Phenology: Flowering Jul–Aug.
Habitat: Woodlands, margins of fields, along railroad tracks.
Elevation: 0–300 m.

Discussion

Subspecies lindleyi is found in west-central Oregon and southwestern Washington in the Coast Ranges.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Harlan Lewis† +  and Peter C. Hoch +
(Douglas) H. Lewis & M. E. Lewis +
Oenothera lindleyi +
Lindley’s clarkia +
Oreg. +  and Wash. +
0–300 m. +
Woodlands, margins of fields, along railroad tracks. +
Flowering Jul–Aug. +
Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. +
Clarkia amoena var. lindleyi +  and Godetia amoena var. lindleyi +
Clarkia amoena subsp. lindleyi +
Clarkia amoena +
subspecies +