familyOnagraceae
subfamilyOnagraceae subfam. Onagroideae
genusClarkia
sectionClarkia sect. Phaeostoma
subsectionClarkia subsect. Sympherica
speciesClarkia cylindrica
subspeciesClarkia cylindrica subsp. clavicarpa
Clarkia cylindrica subsp. clavicarpa
Brittonia 22: 283. 1970.
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 10.
Flowers: floral tube length at least 2 times width; ovary and capsule subclavate, enlarged distally. 2n = 18.
Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jun.
Habitat: Grass-lands, woodlands, chaparral.
Elevation: 0–1000 m.
Discussion
Subspecies clavicarpa is known primarily from the central and southern Sierra Nevada Foothills to the Tehachapi Mountain area from Tuolumne to Kern counties, with a few scattered occurrences in the Inner South Coast Ranges to Fresno County, and in the Transverse Ranges to San Bernardino County.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.