Slender Clarkia, Slender Godetia
Clarkia gracilis ssp. gracilis
Synonyms: Godetia amoena var. concolor, Godetia amoena var. gracilis
![Slender Godetia, Slender Clarkia: Clarkia gracilis ssp. gracilis](gracilis/gracilis5a.jpg)
This photo shows a close-up of the flower of slender godetia as seen along Coyote Creek Road in the Umpqua National Forest.........June 25, 2005. Note the pendant flower bud, a characteristic of this species. Although not as easily seen in this view, the sepals are offset to one side of the base of the flower.
![Slender Clarkia, Slender Godetia: Clarkia gracilis ssp. gracilis (Synonyms: Godetia amoena var. concolor, Godetia amoena var. gracilis)](gracilis/gracilis05-10-2015.jpg)
Slender godetia beginning to bloom on balds amongst oaks along the first half mile of the School Canyon Trail #468, Badger Creek Wilderness..........May 10, 2015. Note the ant herding its aphids on the stem and leaves.
Paul Slichter