Clarkia amoena subsp. caurina

(Abrams ex Piper) H. Lewis & M. E. Lewis

Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 20: 268. 1955.

Basionym: Godetia caurina Abrams ex Piper Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11: 410. 1906
Synonyms: Clarkia amoena var. caurina (Abrams ex Piper) C. L. Hitchcock C. amoena var. pacifica (M. Peck) C. L. Hitchcock G. pacifica M. Peck
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Stems erect, to 50 cm. Inflorescences open racemes; bracts ± narrowly lanceolate; internodes as long as or longer than subtending flowers. Flowers: petals usually with bright red spot mid-blade or on distal part, less than 20 mm; ovary cylindrical, 2–3 mm wide, 4-grooved, grooves sometimes inconspicuous; stigma not exserted beyond anthers. 2n = 14.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat: Sea bluffs, coastal slopes, along Columbia River.
Elevation: 0–100 m.

Discussion

Subspecies caurina, the only subspecies that does not occur in California, is found along the coast and along the Columbia River in Oregon and Washington to British Columbia (only on Vancouver Island).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"broader" is not a number.

notched +
Harlan Lewis† +  and Peter C. Hoch +
(Abrams ex Piper) H. Lewis & M. E. Lewis +
straight +
Godetia caurina +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
denticulate +  and entire +
lanceolate +
pedicellate +, sessile +, 8-ribbed +  and 4-grooved +
curved +  and straight +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
elongated +
inconspicuous +
bowl--shaped +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (?) +
B.C. +, Oreg. +  and Wash. +
lanceolate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
0–100 m. +
basifixed +  and versatile +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
actinomorphic +
protandrous +  and bisexual +
pedicellate +  and sessile +
curved +  and straight +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
terete +, 4-angled +, clavate +, fusiform +, cylindrical +  and elongate +
inconspicuous +
Sea bluffs, coastal slopes, along Columbia River. +
unicellular-papillose +
deciduous +
cylindrical +
2mm +  and 3mm +
numerous +  and 1 +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +
pale-pink +  and lavender +
not lobed +, obovate +  and fan-shaped +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Flowering Jun–Aug. +
red +, lavender +, blue-gray +, yellow +  and cream +
Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. +
basal +  and cauline +
several +  and 1 +
clavate +  and globose +
brown +  and grayish brown +
few +  and numerous +
sculptured +  and smooth +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
pink +  and purplish red +
deciduous +
0 +  and 1 +
parenchymatous +
parietal +, axile +  and placentation +
1 +, 4 +  and 2 +
unequal +
subequal +
aquatic +, amphibious +  and terrestrial +
subequal +
2 times as many or as many as sepals +
unbranched +  and sparsely branched +
decumbent +  and prostrate +
puberulent +
slender +  and stout +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br />) +
not +  and exserted +
petiolate +  and sessile +
intrapetiolar +
aquatic +, amphibious +  and terrestrial +
Clarkia amoena var. caurina +, C. amoena var. pacifica +  and G. pacifica +
Clarkia amoena subsp. caurina +
Clarkia amoena +
subspecies +
3(-5)-aperturate +
short-acute +
smooth +  and erose +
papillate +