''Clarkia rostrata'' is a species of flowering plant in the
evening primrose family known by the common name beaked clarkia.
Distribution
The wildflower is
endemic to
California, where it is known from the
California oak woodlands of the
Sierra Nevada foothills around the
Merced River in
Mariposa County.
Description
''Clarkia rostrata'' is an annual herb that grows erect to about in maximum height. The lance-shaped leaves are up to about long.
The
inflorescence bears opening flowers below closed, hanging flower buds. The reddish or purplish
sepals stay fused together as the flower opens from one side. The fan-shaped petals are lavender-pink, lightening to nearly white at the bases, where it turns reddish purple. There are 8
stamen
The stamen (plural ''stamina'' or ''stamens'') is the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower. Collectively the stamens form the androecium., p. 10
Morphology and terminology
A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filame ...
s, some tipped with large lavender anthers and some with smaller, paler anthers.
References
External links
Calflora Database: ''Clarkia rostrata'' (Beaked clarkia)Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of ''Clarkia rostrata''UC CalPhotos gallery
rostrata
Endemic flora of California
Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
Natural history of Mariposa County, California
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Plants described in 1970
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