Clarkia borealis

Northern clarkia

Family: Onagraceae · Type: annual · Native

Northern clarkia is a California native annual found in open woodlands and meadows at moderate elevations. Flowering from May to July, this plant produces lavender-pink flowers with dark flecks, often 13 to 19 millimeters long with triangular to semicircular petals. Growing with erect stems less than one meter tall and covered in fine soft hairs, it has delicate elliptic to ovate leaves 2 to 5 centimeters long with petioles 1.5 to 5 centimeters in length. Its distinctive flowers feature eight stamens with blue-gray pollen and petals with two-lobed claws, creating an intricate and delicate appearance. The plant's flower buds are uniquely pendent and fusiform, with acute tips that curve at the end of the flowering axis.

California counties: Shasta, Tehama, Trinity

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