Clarkia xantiana subsp. parviflora

(Eastwood) H. Lewis & P. H. Raven

Madroño 39: 168. 1992.

Common names: Kern Canyon clarkia
Basionym: Clarkia parviflora Eastwood Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 30: 492. 1903
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 10.

Flowers: petals lavender-pink or white, 6–12 mm; stigma not exserted beyond anthers. 2n = 18.


Phenology: Flowering May–Jun.
Habitat: Foothill woodlands.
Elevation: 1000–1500 m.

Discussion

Subspecies parviflora has a range similar to that of subsp. xantiana in the southern Sierra Nevada (espe­cially Kern River drainage) and Tehachapi Mountain area in Inyo, Kern, and Tulare counties, and especially the Western Transverse Ranges in Los Angeles and barely San Bernardino counties.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Harlan Lewis† +  and Peter C. Hoch +
(Eastwood) H. Lewis & P. H. Raven +
Clarkia parviflora +
Kern Canyon clarkia +
1000–1500 m. +
Foothill woodlands. +
Flowering May–Jun. +
Clarkia subg. Xantianae +
Clarkia xantiana subsp. parviflora +
Clarkia xantiana +
subspecies +