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Clarkia williamsonii is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common name Fort Miller clarkia. It is endemic to California, where it is known from the forests and woodlands of the northern and central Sierra Nevada foothills. This is an erect annual herb with linear to lance-shaped leaves each a few centimeters long. The flower cluster produces opening flowers and buds which are closed except for the tips, where the sepals do not fuse. The sepals all separate or remain fused in pairs as the flower blooms. Each fan-shaped petal is up to 3 centimeters long and is usually lavender with a white area and a purple spot in the middle. The petals are occasionally solid deep red.

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

3 ft Tall

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Color

Pink, White, Purple, Lavender

Flowering season

Spring, Summer

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Ease of care

Moderate

Sunset Zones

1, 2, 3, 6, 7*, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18*, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Plant communities

Foothill Woodland, Yellow Pine Forest

Bats
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