Common Name(s): | Willow Herb Clarkia |
Scientific Name: | Clarkia epilobioides |
Family: | Onagraceae (Evening Primrose) |
Plant Type: | Annual |
Size: | up to 20 inches |
Habitat: | Oak Woodland |
Blooms: | April to May |
Fire Response: | Germinate from Seed |
Willow-herb Clarkia (Clarkia epilobioides), is an annual herb that is native to California and is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family. The Santa Monica Moutains have several varieties of Clarkia plants: Elegant Clarkia, Farewell-to-Spring,Purple Speckled and Large Godetia.
Willow-Herb Clarkia can be found in the following plant communities: coastal sage scrub, oak woodland, chaparral and desert in generally shady places below 2,500'.Name Origin found on Calfora.net a wonderful site for native plant information as well.
Name Origin:Clar'kia: named for William Clark (1770-1838) who with Captain Meriwether Lewis made the first transcontinental expedition from1804 to 1806. Epilo'bium: from 2 Greek words epi, "upon," and lobos, "a pod or capsule," as the flower and capsule appear together, the corolla being borne on the end of the ovary