Clarkia amoena subsp. whitneyi

(A. Gray) H. Lewis & M. E. Lewis

Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 20: 265. 1955.

Common names: Whitney’s clarkia
Basionym: Oenothera whitneyi A. Gray Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 7: 340, 400. 1868
Synonyms: Godetia whitneyi (A. Gray) T. Moore
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 10.
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Stems decumbent, to 100 cm.Inflorescences congested ra­cemes; bracts lanceolate; inter­nodes shorter than subtending flowers. Flowers: petals with bright red spot mid blade, 30–60 mm; ovary broadly fusiform, 8–12 mm wide, 8-grooved, 4 deeper; stigma exserted beyond anthers. 2n = 14.


Phenology: Flowering Jul–Aug.
Habitat: Coastal scrub.
Elevation: 0–100 m.

Discussion

Subspecies whitneyi is common in cultivation, mostly as hybrid derivatives with other subspecies, but is scarce in the wild, found only rarely along the coast in Humboldt and Mendocino counties; it is listed as rare by the California Native Plant Society.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Harlan Lewis† +  and Peter C. Hoch +
(A. Gray) H. Lewis & M. E. Lewis +
Oenothera whitneyi +
Whitney’s clarkia +
0–100 m. +
Coastal scrub. +
Flowering Jul–Aug. +
Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. +
Godetia whitneyi +
Clarkia amoena subsp. whitneyi +
Clarkia amoena +
subspecies +