Clarkia sect. Biortis

H. Lewis & M. E. Lewis

Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 20: 309. 1955.

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 10.

Inflorescences: axis erect; buds erect. Flowers: floral-tube obconic, 1.5–4 mm; sepals reflexed together to 1 side; petals pale-pink to dark wine-red, often purple-flecked or marked, obovate, unlobed, claw inconspicuous or absent; stamens 8, subequal. Capsules slender, conspicuously 8-ribbed; sessile or pedicellate.

Discussion

Species 1.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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Harlan Lewis† +  and Peter C. Hoch +
H. Lewis & M. E. Lewis +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
denticulate +  and entire +
pedicellate +  and sessile +
curved +  and straight +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
terete +, 4-angled +, clavate +, fusiform +, cylindrical +  and elongate +
elongated +
inconspicuous +
California. +
basifixed +  and versatile +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
actinomorphic +
protandrous +  and bisexual +
pedicellate +  and sessile +
curved +  and straight +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
terete +, 4-angled +, clavate +, fusiform +, cylindrical +  and elongate +
unicellular-papillose +
deciduous +
numerous +  and 1 +
marked +, purple-flecked +, pale-pink +  and dark wine-red +
unlobed +  and obovate +
red +, lavender +, blue-gray +, yellow +  and cream +
Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. +
basal +  and cauline +
several +  and 1 +
clavate +  and globose +
few +  and numerous +
sculptured +  and smooth +
pink +  and purplish red +
deciduous +
0 +  and 1 +
parenchymatous +
parietal +, axile +  and placentation +
1 +, 4 +  and 2 +
unequal +
aquatic +, amphibious +  and terrestrial +
subequal +
2 times as many or as many as sepals +
unbranched +  and sparsely branched +
decumbent +  and prostrate +
slender +  and stout +
petiolate +  and sessile +
intrapetiolar +
aquatic +, amphibious +  and terrestrial +
Clarkia sect. Biortis +
section +
3(-5)-aperturate +
short-acute +
smooth +  and erose +
papillate +