Clarkia rhomboidea (Diamond Fairyfan / Rhomboid Clarkia)

5/8/04 Green Valley Falls Trail, Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, San Diego County, CA 

5/8/04 Green Valley Falls Trail, Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, San Diego County, CA 

7/4/05 Mill Creek Falls Trail, Modoc National Forest, Modoc County, CA 

7/4/05 Mill Creek Falls Trail, Modoc National Forest, Modoc County, CA 

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Diamond Fairyfan, Rhomboid Clarkia

SPECIES: Clarkia rhomboidea

FAMILY: Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 5/8/2004

LOCATION: Green Valley Falls Trail, Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, San Diego County, CA 

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Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Stem: erect, < 1 m, puberulent. 

Leaf: petiole 5--25 mm; blade 1--6 cm, lanceolate to elliptic or ovate. 

Inflorescence: axis in bud recurved at tip; buds pendent. 

Flower: hypanthium 1--3 mm; sepals all coming free; corolla rotate, petals 6--12 mm, pink-lavender, generally spotted, claw broad, 2-lobed, blade lanceolate to widely ovate or diamond-shaped; stamens 8, subtended by ciliate scales, anthers alike, pollen blue-gray; ovary 4-grooved, stigma not exserted beyond anthers. 

Ecology: Common. Yellow-pine forest, woodland; 

Elevation: < 2500 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: CA-FP (exc SnJV), MP; 

Distribution Outside California: +- western United States, Baja California. 

Flowering Time: Mar--Sep Note: From hybrids between species related to Clarkia mildrediae, Clarkia virgata. 

eFlora Treatment Author: Harlan Lewis