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* Latin Name: ''Clarkia'' ''amoena''
==='''Clarkia amoena'''===
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* Family: Onagraceae
'''''Clarkia amoena'''''
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* Common Names: yellow clarkia, farewell to spring
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* Codon: CLAAMO
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| image_caption = Photo by Rod Gilbert, also featured on Main Page
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| subregnum = Tracheobionta
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| phylum = Spermatophyta
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| subphylum= Magnoliophyta
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
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| subclassis =  
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| ordo =  
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| familia = Onagraceae
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| genus = '''''Clarkia ''''' Pursh
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==Taxonomy==
 
 
*Kingdom         Plantae – Plants <br>
 
*Subkingdom         Tracheobionta – Vascular plants  <br>
 
*Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants <br>
 
*Division         Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants <br>
 
*Class         Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons <br>
 
*Subclass         Rosidae <br>
 
*Order         Myrtales <br>
 
*Family         Onagraceae - Evening Primrose family <br>
 
*Genus         Achillea L. – yarrow <br>
 
*Species Achillea millefolium L. – common yarrow
 
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
 
General: Annual, the stem 1-10 dm. tall, simple or freely-branched.
 
General: Annual, the stem 1-10 dm. tall, simple or freely-branched.
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Leaves: Leaves alternate, sessile, 2-7 cm. long and 2-6 mm. wide.
 
Leaves: Leaves alternate, sessile, 2-7 cm. long and 2-6 mm. wide.
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Flowers: Inflorescence of loose, few-flowered, erect racemes; calyx tube 2-10 mm. long, the 4 lobes united and turned to one side; petals 4, not clawed, 1-4 cm. long, pale pink to rose-purple, with carmine spots in the center, obovate to rounded; style 4-parted, the stigmas 1.5-5 mm. long, yellow, linear to oval; stamens 8, of two lengths, shorter than the style; ovary inferior, 4-celled.
 
Flowers: Inflorescence of loose, few-flowered, erect racemes; calyx tube 2-10 mm. long, the 4 lobes united and turned to one side; petals 4, not clawed, 1-4 cm. long, pale pink to rose-purple, with carmine spots in the center, obovate to rounded; style 4-parted, the stigmas 1.5-5 mm. long, yellow, linear to oval; stamens 8, of two lengths, shorter than the style; ovary inferior, 4-celled.
 
Fruit: Capsule 4-celled, 1.5-4.5 cm. long, beakless or with a beak several mm. long, straight or curved, linear.
 
Fruit: Capsule 4-celled, 1.5-4.5 cm. long, beakless or with a beak several mm. long, straight or curved, linear.
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Sow seeds after last frost in cold-winter zones. Where winters are milder, sow seeds late summer through fall. Sow seeds in situ in spring or fall in vented containers in a coldframe, indoors before last frost, or direct sow after last frost. Plant plugs grown from seed.  Germination is easy and it usually takes less than 90 days from seed to flowering plant.  95% germination occurs within the first two weeks after planting seed in a soil-less peat-based media, amended with micronutrients, slow-release fertilizer, and kept at 70 degree days and 50 degree nights. Prefers nutrient poor, well-drained, sandy loams.  Soil should be moist until flowering starts, then it can be quite dry. Seed strains vary in color and habit; some are low and spreading, others tall and erect. Pinch out the central leader to encourage branching and heavy bloom. Do not thin seedlings as crowding encourages blooming. Full or partial sun.  
 
Sow seeds after last frost in cold-winter zones. Where winters are milder, sow seeds late summer through fall. Sow seeds in situ in spring or fall in vented containers in a coldframe, indoors before last frost, or direct sow after last frost. Plant plugs grown from seed.  Germination is easy and it usually takes less than 90 days from seed to flowering plant.  95% germination occurs within the first two weeks after planting seed in a soil-less peat-based media, amended with micronutrients, slow-release fertilizer, and kept at 70 degree days and 50 degree nights. Prefers nutrient poor, well-drained, sandy loams.  Soil should be moist until flowering starts, then it can be quite dry. Seed strains vary in color and habit; some are low and spreading, others tall and erect. Pinch out the central leader to encourage branching and heavy bloom. Do not thin seedlings as crowding encourages blooming. Full or partial sun.  
  
[[File:Clarkia amoena.png|thumb|right|300px|''Clarkia amoena'' seeds </br> Photo Credit Lisa HIntz]]
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[[File:Clarkia amoena.png|thumb|right|300px|''Clarkia amoena'' seeds <br> Photo Credit Lisa HIntz]]
[[File:Clarkia amoena1.png|thumb|right|300px|''Clarkia amoena'' seeds </br> Photo Credit Lisa HIntz]]
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[[File:Clarkia amoena1.png|thumb|right|300px|''Clarkia amoena'' seeds <br> Photo Credit Lisa HIntz]]
 
===The Seed===
 
===The Seed===
 
Clarkia amoena – CLAM
 
 
 
Seed Sample from 2010
 
Seed Sample from 2010
  
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==Photo Gallery==  
 
==Photo Gallery==  
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
File:CLAM RodGilbert flw 6-2011.jpg
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File:CLAM RodGilbert flw 6-2011.jpg| Photo by Rod Gilbert
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File:CLAM RodGilbert veg 1-2012.jpg| Photo by Rod Gilbert
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File:CLAOMO3.jpg|Vegetative growth, courtesy CNLM
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File:CLAOMO2.jpg|Seedlings, courtesy CNLM
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 20:36, 29 June 2020

  • Latin Name: Clarkia amoena
  • Family: Onagraceae
  • Common Names: yellow clarkia, farewell to spring
  • Codon: CLAAMO
Photo by Rod Gilbert, also featured on Main Page
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Phylum: Spermatophyta
Subphylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Clarkia Pursh


Description

General: Annual, the stem 1-10 dm. tall, simple or freely-branched.

Leaves: Leaves alternate, sessile, 2-7 cm. long and 2-6 mm. wide.

Flowers: Inflorescence of loose, few-flowered, erect racemes; calyx tube 2-10 mm. long, the 4 lobes united and turned to one side; petals 4, not clawed, 1-4 cm. long, pale pink to rose-purple, with carmine spots in the center, obovate to rounded; style 4-parted, the stigmas 1.5-5 mm. long, yellow, linear to oval; stamens 8, of two lengths, shorter than the style; ovary inferior, 4-celled. Fruit: Capsule 4-celled, 1.5-4.5 cm. long, beakless or with a beak several mm. long, straight or curved, linear.

Bloom Period

June to August

Distribution

West of the Cascades, occasional from Vancouver Island south to California, where more common.

Habitat

Dry, open to wooded areas, at low elevations.

Uses

Indigenous Californians sowed Clarkia species and gathered the seeds to grind for food.

Propagation

Sow seeds after last frost in cold-winter zones. Where winters are milder, sow seeds late summer through fall. Sow seeds in situ in spring or fall in vented containers in a coldframe, indoors before last frost, or direct sow after last frost. Plant plugs grown from seed. Germination is easy and it usually takes less than 90 days from seed to flowering plant. 95% germination occurs within the first two weeks after planting seed in a soil-less peat-based media, amended with micronutrients, slow-release fertilizer, and kept at 70 degree days and 50 degree nights. Prefers nutrient poor, well-drained, sandy loams. Soil should be moist until flowering starts, then it can be quite dry. Seed strains vary in color and habit; some are low and spreading, others tall and erect. Pinch out the central leader to encourage branching and heavy bloom. Do not thin seedlings as crowding encourages blooming. Full or partial sun.

Clarkia amoena seeds
Photo Credit Lisa HIntz
Clarkia amoena seeds
Photo Credit Lisa HIntz

The Seed

Seed Sample from 2010

Features

Measurement average: 1.4 x 1.1 x 0.7

Measurement Range: L: 1.1 – 2, W: 0.75 – 1.1, D: 0.5 – 0.8

Latitudinal Cross Section: irregularly angular Longitudinal Cross Section: irregularly angular

Shape: Seeds angular, somewhat rhombic in shape, but very irregular. Hilum inconspicuous.

Color: Brown

Surface: Seed fuzzy, and appears scaly or pitted where fuzziness is sparse.

Basic Explanations and Assumptions:

The dimensions for the seeds are length x width x depth. The location of the hilum is used as the base of the seed, and the length is measured from hilum to the opposite apex. Where a style is present, the length is measured from the hilum to the bottom of the style. Width is measured at a right angle to the length at the widest part. Depth is measured at a right angle to the intersection of height and width lines.

Measurements included are the mean average for each measurement of ten separate seeds.

All measurements in millimeters unless otherwise noted.

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References