Clarkia cylindrica subsp. cylindrica

Family: Onagraceae · Type: annual · Native

Clarkia cylindrica is a California native annual found in southern Coastal Ranges and western Transverse Ranges in open grassland, woodland, and chaparral at elevations below 1,000 meters. Flowering from April to June, this plant produces delicate flowers with distinctive cylindrical fruit structures. Growing with slender stems to 30 to 60 centimeters tall, it forms an elegant upright habit. Its leaves are narrow and elongated, typically lance-shaped and arranged alternately along the stem. The plant's unique cylindrical fruit is nearly as long as its hypanthium width, creating an intriguing botanical silhouette.

Habitat: Open grassland, woodland, chaparral

Bloom period: Apr-Jun

Elevation: < 1000 m

Bioregions: SCoR, WTR.

California counties: San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles, Kern, Tulare, Fresno, Monterey, Madera, San Benito, Siskiyou, San Mateo, Mariposa, Ventura, Nevada, Amador, Santa Barbara, Placer, Tuolumne, Kings

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