Clarkia biloba

Two lobed clarkia

Family: Onagraceae · Type: annual · Native

Two lobed clarkia is a California native annual found in California's central and coastal regions in grasslands and oak woodlands at moderate elevations. Flowering from April to June, this plant produces lavender to bright pink or magenta flowers with distinctive two-lobed petals often marked with red flecks. Growing with erect stems up to one meter tall and covered in fine soft hairs, the plant has delicate linear to lanceolate leaves measuring 2 to 6 centimeters long. Its petals are 10 to 25 millimeters long, with outer stamens displaying lavender anthers and inner stamens slightly smaller and paler. The flowers emerge with pendulous buds and a recurved inflorescence axis, creating an elegant and distinctive appearance.

California counties: Los Angeles, Mariposa, Tuolumne, Calaveras, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Amador, Placer, Nevada, Kern, Santa Cruz, Sierra, Stanislaus, Sacramento, Butte

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.