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Clarkia breweri
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Photographer: Aaron Schusteff
ID: 0000 0000 0415 2330 (2015-04-28)Copyright © 2015 Aaron Schusteff
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date of photo Apr 16, 2015
location
Parkfield Grade (Fresno County, California, US)family
Onagraceae
notes This image shows habitat for Clarkia breweri...growing here on serpentine soil and scree within openings in chaparral & oak/gray-pine woodland, on a north-facing slope. This was among the largest and most dense groupings of flowering C. breweri I have ever seen...it continued for tens of meter onto the flatter areas and slopes below the area seen in this photo. Two other views of the stand appear as (clickable) thumbnails at the upper right of this browser window. According to this reference (see pg. 220), Clarkia breweri is unique in the genus in having scented flowers that are moth pollinated. (I wish I had sampled the fragrance!). A number of moths were seen visiting the Clarkia breweri flowers at this location. Images of one can be seen at this BugGuide post. Adaptation to moth pollination helps to explain the floral morphology here of elongate stamens with pilose anthers and even more elongate styles...see images here and here. high resolution file https://www.flickr.com/photos/17069890@N03/17303078975/sizes/o
photo category: Plant - annual/perennial
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