Clarkia virgata
Appearance
Clarkia virgata | |
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Clarkia virgata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Onagraceae |
Genus: | Clarkia |
Species: | C. virgata
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Binomial name | |
Clarkia virgata |
Clarkia virgata is a species of flowering plant in the
Sierra Nevada
.
Description
This is an erect annual herb with oval-shaped leaves each a few centimeters long. The inflorescence produces opening flowers below several clusters of closed, hanging flower buds. The sepals all separate as the petals bloom. Each petal is up to about 1.5 centimeters long and lavender and white, speckled with reddish or purple. It has a diamond-shaped blade at the end of a lobed, narrow claw. There are 8 stamens each bearing a large anther with blue-gray pollen.
References
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
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