Stems erect, to 80 cm, glabrous, glaucous. Leaves: petiole 0–5 mm; blade gray-green, lan­ceolate, 2–7 cm, surfaces glaucous. Inflorescences open racemes, axis erect; buds pendent. Flowers: floral tube 2–3 mm; sepals reflexed together to 1 side, green, red-tinged or not, sparsely to densely puberulent abaxially, without longer, spreading hairs; corolla rotate, petals lavender-pink, spot purplish or absent, ± diamond-shaped, 10–25 mm, claw slender, equal to or longer than blade, entire; stamens 8, unequal, outer anthers lavender to red, inner smaller, paler; ovary with hairs as on sepals; stigma exserted or not beyond anthers. Capsules 15–30 mm. Seeds unknown.

Distribution

California.

Discussion

Subspecies 2 (2 in the flora).

Clarkia tembloriensis is derived from C. unguiculata and is closely related to C. exilis and C. springvillensis. Hybrids between the subspecies of C. tembloriensis have low fertility and the two taxa are rarely found together.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

Clarkia tembloriensis subsp. calientensis, Clarkia tembloriensis subsp. tembloriensis

Key

1	Petals usually less than 10 mm wide; stigmas exserted beyond anthers or not.	Clarkia tembloriensis subsp. tembloriensis
1	.	Clarkia tembloriensis subsp. calientensis