Jolon clarkia

Stems erect, to 60 cm, gla­brous, glaucous. Leaves: petiole to 10 mm; blade narrowly lance­olate to lanceolate, 3–5 cm. Inflores­cences open racemes, axis straight; buds pendent. Flowers: floral tube 2–3 mm; sepals reflexed together to 1 side; corolla bowl-shaped, petals pale lavender to pinkish lavender, usually red-flecked, unlobed, 10–20 mm; stamens 8, unequal, outer anthers lavender, inner smaller, paler; ovary obscurely 4-grooved; stigma exserted beyond anthers. Capsules 30–40 mm; pedicel 0–10 mm. Seeds dark gray, 1.2–1.4 mm, scaly, crest 0.2 mm. 2n = 18.

Flowering Apr–Jun. Dry woodlands; of conservation concern; 200–700 m; Calif.

Clarkia jolonensis is known only from Monterey County, mainly in the Outer South Coast Ranges. It is scarcely distinguishable morphologically from C. bottae except for seed color, but attempts to produce hybrids have been unsuccessful. Although in describing C. jolonensis Parnell suggested that its range did not overlap with that of C. bottae, the ranges in fact over­lap extensively in Monterey County.