Clarkia lassenensis

Clarkia lassenensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Myrtales
Family:Onagraceae
Genus:Clarkia
Species: C. lassenensis
Binomial name
Clarkia lassenensis
(Eastw.) H. F. Lewis & M. E. Lewis
Synonyms

Godetia lassenensis

Clarkia lassenensis is a species of wildflower known by the common name Lassen clarkia. This plant is native to the US states of California, Oregon, and Nevada, where it grows in the mountains and forested plateau. The plant erects a spindly stem and bears sparse narrow leaves. The bowl-shaped flower has four lavender petals with reddish bases, each about one centimeter long. Clarkia lassenensis is pollinated by both native bees and butterflies and is usually in bloom in the late spring early summer months. The flower is a resident of Mount Lassen, from which it gets its name.


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