Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Clarkia lassenensis is a species of wildflower known by the common name Lassen clarkia. This plant is native to the US states of California, Oregon, and Nevada, where it grows in the mountains and forested plateau. The plant erects a spindly stem and bears sparse narrow leaves. The bowl-shaped flower has four lavender petals with reddish bases, each about one centimeter long. The flower is a resident of Mount Lassen, from which it gets its name.

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

3 ft Tall

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Color

Pink, Lavender, Red

Plant communities

Chaparral, Red Fir Forest, Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest

Bees
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 4 likely

Confirmed Likely

Mariposa Forester

Alypia mariposa

Clark's Day Sphinx Moth

Proserpinus clarkiae

Pacific Green Sphinx Moth

Proserpinus lucidus