Clarkia gracilis subsp. albicaulis

(Jepson) H. Lewis & M. E. Lewis

Madroño 12: 33. 1953.

Common names: Whitestem clarkia
Basionym: Godetia amoena var. albicaulis Jepson Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 2: 329. 1907
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Flowers: petals pinkish lavender to light purple shading to white near middle, base bright red, 30–40 mm; stigma exserted beyond anthers. 2n = 28.


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

Discussion

Subspecies albicaulis is found in foothill woodlands around the upper Sacramento Valley, mainly in Butte, Colusa, Lake, and Tehama counties, less commonly in Lassen, Mariposa, Modoc, Shasta, and Solano counties.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"wider" is not a number.

Harlan Lewis† +  and Peter C. Hoch +
(Jepson) H. Lewis & M. E. Lewis +
straight +
bright red +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Godetia amoena var. albicaulis +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
denticulate +  and entire +
linear +  and narrowly lanceolate +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
pedicellate +, sessile +, 8-ribbed +  and 4-grooved +
curved +  and straight +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
elongated +
inconspicuous +
Whitestem clarkia +
bowl--shaped +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (?) +
500 m. +
basifixed +  and versatile +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 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 +
Woodlands. +
unicellular-papillose +
deciduous +
numerous +  and 1 +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
shading +  and white +
obdeltate +  and obovate +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
Flowering May–Jul. +
red +, lavender +, blue-gray +, yellow +  and cream +
basal +  and cauline +
several +  and 1 +
clavate +  and globose +
mottled +  and brown +
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 +
puberulent +  and glabrous +
slender +  and stout +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (90 cm900 mm <br />0.9 m <br />) +
not +  and exserted +
petiolate +  and sessile +
intrapetiolar +
aquatic +, amphibious +  and terrestrial +
G. amoena var. gracilis +
Clarkia gracilis subsp. albicaulis +
Clarkia gracilis +
subspecies +
3(-5)-aperturate +
short-acute +
smooth +  and erose +
papillate +