Calflora Taxon Report
Clarkia rubicunda  (Lindl.) H. Lewis & M. Lewis
Farewell to spring, Reddened clarkia, Ruby chalice clarkia
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2019 Stacie Wolny
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2021 John Game
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2022 Cynthia Powell
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2024 R.A. Chasey
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2022 Suzanne L. Weakley
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2023 Cynthia Powell
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2023 Cynthia Powell
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2023 Cynthia Powell
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2025 Mike Russler
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2022 Cynthia Powell
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2022 Mike Russler
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2018 Michael Mitchell
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2024 R.A. Chasey
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2025 David Strauch
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2019 Amy Rapport
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2022 Mojgan Mahdizadeh
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Clarkia rubicunda is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
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Genus: Clarkia
Family: Onagraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Communities: Northern Coastal Scrub, Mixed Evergreen Forest
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEF + PLANTSClarkia rubicunda ssp. blasdalei
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[Wikipedia] Range, Habitat, Common Names, Similarity to C. amoena: Clarkia rubicunda is a flowering plant endemic to California. It is found mostly on the Central Coast part of the state. The plant is known by the common names Ruby Chalice Clarkia and Farewell to Spring. It is similar in appearance to another flower of genus Clarkia, the Clarkia amoena, also called "Farewell to Spring". (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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