familyOnagraceae
subfamilyOnagraceae subfam. Onagroideae
genusClarkia
sectionClarkia sect. Rhodanthos
subsectionClarkia subsect. Jugales
speciesClarkia gracilis
subspeciesClarkia gracilis subsp. sonomensis
Clarkia gracilis subsp. sonomensis
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
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Lower Taxa
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