Onagraceae
Clarkia

Clarkia pulchella Pursh

First published in Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: t. 11 (1813)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Canada to South Dakota. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, Wyoming

Introduced into:

Bulgaria, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Massachusetts, Myanmar, New York, Ohio, Vermont

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • Delipavlov, D. & Cheshmedzhiev, I. (eds.) (2011). Opredelitel na rasteniiata v Bulgariia: 1-590. Akad. Isd. Agrar. Univers. Plovdiv.
  • Douglas, G.W., Meidinger, D. & Penny, J.L. (2002). Rare Native Vascular Plants of British Columbia . ed. 2: 1-358. Province of British Columbia.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2021). Flora of North America North of Mexico 10: 1-456. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Gilman, A.V. (2015). New flora of Vermont. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 110: 1-614.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • Delipavlov, D. & Cheshmedzhiev, I. (eds.) (2011). Opredelitel na rasteniiata v Bulgariia: 1-590. Akad. Isd. Agrar. Univers. Plovdiv.
  • Gilman, A.V. (2015). New flora of Vermont. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 110: 1-614.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • USDA, NRCS ( 2021-continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Brenan, J.P.M.; Sandwith, N.Y. [2521] United Kingdom K003856357 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003856915 Yes
Sandberg, J.H.; MacDougal, D.T.; Heller, A.A. [171] United States K003856923 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003856925 Yes
Forwood, W.H. [s.n.] United States K003856919 Yes
Sandberg, J.H.; Leiberg, J.B. [211] United States K003856898 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003856908 Yes
Lyall [s.n.] United States K003856913 Yes
Bridges [82] United States K003856906 Yes
Halse, R. [1858] United States K003856893 Yes
Thompson, J.W. [4745] United States K003856897 Yes
Warren, E.M. [10] Canada K003856902 Yes
Davidson; Hall [1] United States K003856910 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003856894 Yes
[Gardiner] [s.n.] United States K003856907 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [88] United States K003856918 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S.; Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [s.n.] United Kingdom K003856358 Yes
Hitchcock, C.L. [1797] United States K003856895 Yes
Dawson, G.M. [2045] Canada K003856921 Yes
Leiberg, J.B. [1090] United States K003856899 Yes
Geyer, C.A. [563] United States K003856917 Yes
Leiberg, J.B. [2334] United States K003856900 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Canada K003856911 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003856928 Yes
Douglas [s.n.] K003856905 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003856920 Yes
Eastwood, A. [13142] United States K003856901 Yes
[Zolmie] [s.n.] K003856926 Yes
Sandberg, J.H.; MacDougal, D.T.; Heller, A.A. [171] United States K003856924 Yes
Lyall [s.n.] United States K003856904 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003857137 Yes
Cusick, W.C. [2138] United States K003856916 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003856359 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003856927 Yes
Benson, L. [13865] United States K003856903 Yes
Spalding [s.n.] United States K003856909 Yes
Lyall [s.n.] United States K003856912 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003857098 Yes
MacDougal, D.T. [146] United States K003856914 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003856922 Yes
Thompson, J.W. [4745] United States K003856896 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Clarkia elegans K003857089 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Iraq Clarkia elegans K003857135 Yes
Sharsmith, H.K. [3302] United States Clarkia elegans K003856958 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Clarkia elegans K003857088 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Iraq Clarkia elegans K003857136 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images