familyOnagraceae
subfamilyOnagraceae subfam. Onagroideae
genusClarkia
sectionClarkia sect. Fibula
speciesClarkia xantiana
subspeciesClarkia xantiana subsp. parviflora
Clarkia xantiana subsp. parviflora
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
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Lower Taxa
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