Pismo Clarkia (Clarkia speciosa ssp. immaculata)

Photo Credit: John Chesnut

Global Rank: T1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: Federally Endangered
Family: Onagraceae
State: CA
Nature Serve ID: 154498
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

Clarkia speciosa ssp. immaculata, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California. It has flowers which bloom from May through July with red-lavender petals shading to pale yellow or white. [Jepson]

Where is Pismo Clarkia (Clarkia speciosa ssp. immaculata) located in the wild?

Habitat:

Clarkia speciosa ssp. immaculata is restricted to sandy soils in openings of chaparral and oak woodlands

Distribution:

Approximately 26 specimens of -Clarkia speciosa ssp. immaculata can be found within San Luis Obispo County of California. [CNPS]

States & Provinces:

Pismo Clarkia can historically be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Pismo Clarkia (Clarkia speciosa ssp. immaculata)?

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/13/17

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Conservation Actions

01/01/2010

development utility construction tar sand mining diversion of water from seeps cattle grazing competition with alien plants recreational activities possibly dredging of Morro Bay stochastic extinction

01/01/2010

4 extant populations located between San Luis Obispo and Arroyo Grande total < 3,000 individuals