Clarkia biloba subsp. australis

H. Lewis & M. E. Lewis

Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 20: 322, fig. 17b. 1955.

Common names: Mariposa clarkia
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 10.

Leaf blades linear to narrowly lanceolate, 2–6 mm wide. Flowers: corolla rotate, petals bright pink to magenta, nar­rowly fan-shaped, length greater than 1.5 times width, 2-lobed, lobes usually 1/5–1/3 petal length. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering May–Jun.
Habitat: Chapar-ral, woodlands.
Elevation: 300–500 m.

Discussion

Subspecies australis is known from the foothills of the south-central Sierra Nevada, mainly in Mariposa and Tuolumne counties, less commonly in Calaveras and El Dorado counties.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Harlan Lewis† +  and Peter C. Hoch +
H. Lewis & M. E. Lewis +
Oenothera biloba +
Mariposa clarkia +
300–500 m. +
Chapar-ral, woodlands. +
Flowering May–Jun. +
Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. +
Godetia biloba +
Clarkia biloba subsp. australis +
Clarkia biloba +
subspecies +