Slender Clarkia, Slender Godetia
Clarkia gracilis ssp. gracilis
Synonyms: Godetia amoena var. concolor, Godetia amoena var. gracilis
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 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