Purple godetia

Oenothera quadrivulnera Douglas ex Lindley, Bot. Reg. 13: plate 1119. 1828; Clarkia quadrivulnera (Douglas ex Lindley) A. Nelson & J. F. Macbride; Godetia purpurea (Curtis) G. Don var. parviflora (S. Watson) C. L. Hitchcock; G. quadrivulnera (Douglas ex Lindley) Spach; G. quadrivulnera var. vacensis Jepson

Leaf blades linear to lanceolate, 1.5–5 cm. Inflorescences usually open racemes. Flowers: petals lavender to purple or dark wine-red, often with purple spot near middle or distally, 9–14 mm; stigma not exserted beyond anthers. 2n = 52.

Flowering Apr–Aug. Open grassy or shrubby places; 0–500 m; B.C.; Ariz., Calif., Oreg., Wash.; Mexico (Baja California).

Subspecies quadrivulnera is extremely widespread from Baja California in Mexico north through California, Oregon, and Washington to the islands of extreme southwestern British Columbia.

Subspecies quadrivulnera is diverse in petal color and color pattern but all of the populations have relatively small flowers that are primarily self-pollinated, usually with pollen in contact with the stigma at the time the flowers open.