Stems erect or decumbent, to 60 cm, puberulent. Leaves: petiole 0–5 mm; blade linear to lanceolate, 1–6 cm. Inflorescences open or dense racemes or panicles, axis straight; buds erect. Flowers: floral tube 5–15 mm; sepals usually reflexed individ­ually or in pairs, or rarely together to one side, tips not distinct in bud; corolla bowl-shaped, petals lavender to wine-red, often shading white or pale yellow toward base, unspotted or with bright red or purplish red spot near or proximal to middle, 10–25 mm; stamens 8, subequal; ovary 8-grooved; stigma exserted beyond anthers. Capsules 15–20 mm. Seeds brown or gray, 0.7–1 mm, scaly, crest 0.1 mm.

Distribution

California.

Discussion

Subspecies 4 (4 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

Clarkia speciosa subsp. immaculata, Clarkia speciosa subsp. nitens, Clarkia speciosa subsp. polyantha, Clarkia speciosa subsp. speciosa

Key

1	Petals without red or purplish red spot.	> 2
2	Stems erect to decumbent; petals dark purplish red to lavender, ± white or pale yellow near base, rarely pale yellow throughout.	Clarkia speciosa subsp. speciosa
2	Stems decumbent; petals lavender to pink shading pale yellow or white in proximal 1/2.	Clarkia speciosa subsp. immaculata
1	Petals with bright red or purplish red spot near or proximal to middle.	> 3
3	Inflorescences dense racemes.	Clarkia speciosa subsp. nitens
3	Inflorescences open racemes or panicles.	> 4
4	Petals usually with bright red spot; branches on well-developed plants many, few-flowered.	Clarkia speciosa subsp. speciosa
4	Petals with purplish red spot; branches on well-developed plants virgate, few, many- flowered.	Clarkia speciosa subsp. polyantha