Clarkia springvillensis

Vasek

Madroño 17: 220. 1964.

Common names: Springville clarkia
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 10.

Stems erect, 30–90 cm, gla­brous, glaucous. Leaves: petiole 0–5 mm; blade lanceolate, 2–9 cm, surfaces glaucous, glabrous. Inflorescences open racemes, axis erect; buds pendent. Flowers: floral-tube 3–4 mm; sepals reflexed together to 1 side, usually dark red-purple, sparsely to densely puberulent abaxially, without long, spreading hairs; corolla rotate, petals lavender-pink, usually with dark purplish spot near base, ± diamond-shaped, 13–15 mm, claw slender, equal to or longer than blade, entire; stamens 8, unequal, outer anthers red, inner smaller, paler; ovary with hairs as on sepals; stigma exserted beyond anthers. Capsules 15–30 mm. Seeds unknown. 2n = 18.


Phenology: Flowering May.
Habitat: Woodlands.
Elevation: 500 m.

Discussion

Clarkia springvillensis is a rare species known pri­marily from the vicinity of Springville in Tulare County, with one ambiguous collection from Kern County. Due to its very limited distribution, C. springvillensis is listed as rare by the California Native Plant Society. It is derived from C. unguiculata and is closely related to C. exilis and C. tembloriensis.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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... more about "Clarkia springvillensis"
Harlan Lewis† +  and Peter C. Hoch +
Phaeostoma spach +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
denticulate +  and entire +
lanceolate +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br />) +
subsessile +  and long-pedicellate +
curved +  and straight +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
subclavate +, subfusiform +  and cylindrical +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
elongated +
slender +
Springville clarkia +
500 m. +
basifixed +  and versatile +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
campanulate +  and obconic +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
actinomorphic +
not +  and protandrous +
pedicellate +  and sessile +
curved +  and straight +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
terete +, 4-angled +, clavate +, fusiform +, cylindrical +  and elongate +
Woodlands. +
unicellular-papillose +
deciduous +
numerous +  and 1 +
lavender-pink +
diamond--shaped +
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Flowering May. +
red +, lavender +, blue-gray +, yellow +  and cream +
basal +  and cauline +
several +  and 1 +
clavate +  and globose +
few +  and numerous +
sculptured +  and smooth +
dark red-purple +
deciduous +
0 +  and 1 +
parenchymatous +
parietal +, axile +  and placentation +
1 +, 4 +  and 2 +
unequal +
aquatic +, amphibious +  and terrestrial +
dark purplish +
unequal +
2 times as many or as many as sepals +
unbranched +  and sparsely branched +
decumbent +  and prostrate +
slender +  and stout +
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (90 cm900 mm <br />0.9 m <br />) +
subequal +
petiolate +  and sessile +
intrapetiolar +
aquatic +, amphibious +  and terrestrial +
glabrous +  and glaucous +
Gauropsis c. +
Clarkia springvillensis +
Clarkia subsect. Phaeostoma +
species +
3(-5)-aperturate +
short-acute +
smooth +  and erose +
papillate +
purplish red +