familyOnagraceae
subfamilyOnagraceae subfam. Onagroideae
genusClarkia
sectionClarkia sect. Phaeostoma
subsectionClarkia subsect. Lautiflorae
speciesClarkia biloba
subspeciesClarkia biloba subsp. brandegeeae
Clarkia biloba subsp. brandegeeae
Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 20: 323. 1955. (as brandegeae)
Common names: Brandegee’s clarkia
Basionym: Godetia dudleyana Abrams forma brandegeeae Jepson Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 2: 334. 1907
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 10.
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Leaf blades lanceolate, 5–8 mm wide. Flowers: corolla bowl-shaped to rotate, petals lavender, broadly fan-shaped, length not greater than 1.5 times width, shallowly 2-lobed, lobes usually less than 1/5 petal length, sometimes obscure. 2n = 16.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Jul.
Habitat: Foothill woodlands.
Elevation: 0–500 m.
Discussion
Subspecies brandegeeae is known from the northern Sierra Nevada Foothills, from Amador to Butte counties, including El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, and Yuba counties.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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