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Clarkia xantiana

Gray

Gunsight Clarkia

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.160813
Element CodePDONA05180
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single state or province
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderMyrtales
FamilyOnagraceae
GenusClarkia
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
Kartesz (1999) recognizes two subspecies (parviflora and xantiana) in the species Clarkia xantiana; Lewis and Lewis (1955) considered Clarkia parviflora to be a synonym of their C. xanthiana instead. LEM 11-9-99.
Conservation Status
Review Date2008-03-27
Change Date2008-03-27
Edition Date1999-11-09
Edition AuthorsMorse, Larry E. (1999)
Rank Reasons
California endemic, frequent in a portion of the southern Sierra Nevada, and also present at a few additional sites in south-central California (Lewis and Lewis, 1955).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (17)
California (17)
AreaForestAcres
AntimonyLos Padres National Forest40,911
ChannellSequoia National Forest45,429
ChicoSequoia National Forest39,836
Deep CreekSan Bernardino National Forest23,869
Domeland Add.Sequoia National Forest3,046
Fish CanyonAngeles National Forest29,886
Greenhorn CreekSequoia National Forest28,226
Jennie LakeSequoia National Forest2,388
Mill CreekSequoia National Forest27,643
Pleasant ViewAngeles National Forest26,395
Red MountainAngeles National Forest8,034
RinconSequoia National Forest54,610
ScodiesSequoia National Forest725
Sespe - FrazierAngeles National Forest4,254
TuleAngeles National Forest9,861
WoodpeckerSequoia National Forest11,936
WoolstaffSequoia National Forest41,445
References (5)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2021. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 10. Magnoliophyta: Proteaceae to Elaeagnaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 456 pp.
  2. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  4. Lewis, Harlan, and Margaret Ensign Lewis. 1955. The genus Clarkia. University of California Publications in Botany 20(4): 241-392.
  5. Munz, P.A., with D.D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1681 pp.