Clarkia jolonensis

Jolon clarkia

Family: Onagraceae · Type: annual · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.2

Jolon clarkia is a rare (CNPS 1B.2) California native annual found in northern South Coast Ranges in Monterey County, growing in dry woodland at elevations around 500 meters. Flowering from April to June, this plant produces pale lavender to pink-lavender flowers with red flecks, fan-shaped and 1 to 2 centimeters long, with distinctive red-flecked petals. Growing with erect glaucous stems less than 60 centimeters tall and completely smooth, it appears delicate and graceful. Its leaves are narrowly lanceolate, 3 to 5 centimeters long with petioles shorter than 5 millimeters, arranged along the slender stem. The seed produced is distinctively gray, complementing the plant's subtle coloration.

Habitat: dry woodland

Bloom period: Apr-Jun

Elevation: +- 500 m.

Bioregions: n SCoRO (Monterey Co.).

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