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Clarkia pulchella

Clarkia pulchella Pursh

Deerhorn Clarkia, Beautiful Clarkia, Ragged Robin Clarkia, Ragged Robin, Pink Fairies

Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: CLPU

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

In Clarkia pulchella, the middle lobe of each petal is twice as wide as the side lobes; it is found from southern British Columbia to southeastern Oregon and east to western Montana. This plant is a member of the evening-primrose family (family Onagraceae), which includes mainly herbs, rarely shrubs or trees with often showy flowers borne singly, in racemes or spikes, or in branched clusters.

From the Image Gallery

11 photo(s) available in the Image Gallery

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 20 inches tall.
Leaf: Green

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink , Purple
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul

Distribution

USA: CT , ID , MA , MT , OH , OR , SD , VT , WA , WY
Canada: BC

Growing Conditions

Water Use: Medium
Light Requirement: Part Shade
CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium

Benefit

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.

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:

Native Seed Network - Corvallis, OR

Web Reference

Webref 62 - Burke Herbarium Image Collection (2020) University of Washington
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Webref 83 - Wildflowers of the United States (2020) Gerry Williamson

Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-04-20
Research By: TWC Staff

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