Native Plant Database

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit:

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Purple
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , OR , PA , WA
USDA Native Status: L48(N), CAN(N)

Benefit

Use Food: Indigenous Californians sowed Clarkia species and harvested the seeds to grind for food.
Conspicuous Flowers: yes

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

Find Seed or Plants

Find seed sources for this species at the Native Seed Network.

View propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is either on display or available from the following:

Native Seed Network - Corvallis, OR

Bibliography

Bibref 1218 - Tending the Wild: Native American Knowledge and the Management of California's Natural Resources (2006) Anderson, M. Kat

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Recommended Species Lists

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Clarkia purpurea in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Clarkia purpurea in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Clarkia purpurea