Clarkia flowers are usually protandrous—meaning the stamens (male parts, bottom flower) mature before the pistil (female part, top flower). This helps reduce interference between pollen release and reception, making it less likely that the stigma gets clogged with the plant’s own pollen.
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Clarkia sp.
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Clarkia rubicunda - Ruby Chalice Clarkia
Photographed July 13, 2024 at McNee Ranch State Park just north of Montara
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Winecup Clarkia or Four Spot
USDA symbol: CLPUQ
USDA Zones 3b to 9b
Found in grasslands and meadows or shrub steppe at low to moderate elevations in dry, open ground.
On both sides of the Cascades from British Columbia to Southern California.
C. purpurea is very rare in British Columbia, sparsely found in Washington State, but more abundant in Oregon and California.
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Our #garden.. I took a few pics today.
1st two: Nigel's #wildflower garden @unearth
3rd pic: #bumblebee on an #Allium #flower (#leek)
4th pic: #lovage, it shot up like a rocket!
The #pink blooms mystified me, I've found they're #Godetia Azaleaflora (#Clarkia), and #blue #cornflowers
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