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Clarkia rubicunda

(Lindl.) H.F. & M.E. Lewis

Beautiful Clarkia

G4Apparently Secure (G4?) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.146676
Element CodePDONA050Z0
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) accepts Clarkia rubicunda without varieties; Lewis and Lewis (1955) had distinguished var. blasdalei and var. rubicunda, both included in the species as treated by Kartesz.
Conservation Status
Review Date1999-11-09
Change Date1999-11-09
Edition Date1999-11-09
Edition AuthorsMorse, Larry E. (1999)
Rank Reasons
Endemic to California, where known from several counties, and "particularly common" in San Mateo County (Lewis and Lewis, 1955).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Chalk PeakLos Padres National Forest7,472
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.