[Godetias and Clarkias: The Genus Clarkia in Mt. Adams Country]

Small-flowered Godetia, Winecup Clarkia

Clarkia quadrivulnera

Synonyms: Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera, Clarkia quadrivulnera, Godetia purpurea var. parviflora, Godetia quadrivulnera, Godetia quadrivulnera var. vacensis

Flower of Four-spot, Small-flowered Godetia, Winecup Clarkia: Clarkia quadrivulnera (Synonyms: Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera, Clarkia quadrivulnera, Godetia purpurea var. parviflora, Godetia quadrivulnera, Godetia quadrivulnera var. vacensis) - Sepals of Four-spot, Small-flowered Godetia, Winecup Clarkia: Clarkia quadrivulnera (Synonyms: Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera, Clarkia quadrivulnera, Godetia purpurea var. parviflora, Godetia quadrivulnera, Godetia quadrivulnera var. vacensis)

The photo at left shows a close-up view of the flower of small-flowered godetia as seen along Kreps Lane in Conboy National Wildlife Refuge.......July 9, 2006. The photo at right shows a close-up sideview of the flower of small-flowered godetia as seen along Kreps Lane in Conboy National Wildlife Refuge.......July 9, 2006. The narrow sepals are separate and extend outwards or are reflexed sharply downward on opposite sides of the flower.

Sepals of Four-spot, Small-flowered Godetia, Winecup Clarkia: Clarkia quadrivulnera (Synonyms: Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera, Clarkia quadrivulnera, Godetia purpurea var. parviflora, Godetia quadrivulnera, Godetia quadrivulnera var. vacensis) - Ovary of Four-spot, Small-flowered Godetia, Winecup Clarkia: Clarkia quadrivulnera (Synonyms: Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera, Clarkia quadrivulnera, Godetia purpurea var. parviflora, Godetia quadrivulnera, Godetia quadrivulnera var. vacensis)

The photo at left shows a close-up sideview of the flower of small-flowered godetia as seen along Kreps Lane in Conboy NWR.......July 9, 2006. The sepals in this photo are sharply reflexed downwards and the grooved, inferior ovary can be seen. Note the fat, cylindrical and grooved ovary of small-flowered godetia. Note the numerous appressed hairs on the surface of the ovary and leaves as seen from the same location in the photo at right......July 9, 2006.

Inflorescence of Small-flowered Godetia, Winecup Clarkia: Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera (Synonyms: Clarkia quadrivulnera, Godetia purpurea var. parviflora, Godetia quadrivulnera, Godetia quadrivulnera var. vacensis) - Small-flowered Godetia, Winecup Clarkia: Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera (Synonyms: Clarkia quadrivulnera, Godetia purpurea var. parviflora, Godetia quadrivulnera, Godetia quadrivulnera var. vacensis)

Small-flowered godetia observed in open oak woods to the east of Canyon Creek, Klickitat Wildlife Area......July 3, 2022.

Four-spot, Small-flowered Godetia, Winecup Clarkia: Clarkia quadrivulnera (Synonyms: Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera, Clarkia quadrivulnera, Godetia purpurea var. parviflora, Godetia quadrivulnera, Godetia quadrivulnera var. vacensis) - Four-spot, Small-flowered Godetia, Winecup Clarkia: Clarkia quadrivulnera (Synonyms: Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera, Clarkia quadrivulnera, Godetia purpurea var. parviflora, Godetia quadrivulnera, Godetia quadrivulnera var. vacensis)

Small-flowered godetia occasionally is a mid-pink color and may have a darker spot at the upper central portion of the petal as seen at left ........July 9, 2006. The photo at right shows the form of small-flowered godetia. Plants growing under dry conditions often are unbranched while those in moister conditions may be branched and much larger in size. Note how the corollas are not hidden by the floral bracts. Both photos were taken at Kreps Lane in Conboy NWR.......July 9, 2006.

Flower of Four-spot, Small-flowered Godetia, Winecup Clarkia: Clarkia quadrivulnera (Synonyms: Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera, Clarkia quadrivulnera, Godetia purpurea var. parviflora, Godetia quadrivulnera, Godetia quadrivulnera var. vacensis) - Flower of Four-spot, Small-flowered Godetia, Winecup Clarkia: Clarkia quadrivulnera (Synonyms: Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera, Clarkia quadrivulnera, Godetia purpurea var. parviflora, Godetia quadrivulnera, Godetia quadrivulnera var. vacensis)

Small-flowered godetia as seen north of Lakeside Road, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge..........July 4, 2014.

Flower of Small-flowered Godetia, Winecup Clarkia: Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera (Synonyms: Clarkia quadrivulnera, Godetia purpurea var. parviflora, Godetia quadrivulnera, Godetia quadrivulnera var. vacensis) - Habitat of Small-flowered Godetia, Winecup Clarkia: Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera (Synonyms: Clarkia quadrivulnera, Godetia purpurea var. parviflora, Godetia quadrivulnera, Godetia quadrivulnera var. vacensis)

Small-flowered Godetia, Winecup Clarkia: Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera (Synonyms: Clarkia quadrivulnera, Godetia purpurea var. parviflora, Godetia quadrivulnera, Godetia quadrivulnera var. vacensis)

A field of small-flowered godetia blooming on a bald adjacent to vernally moist wetlands at Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge.......June 18, 2025.

Four-spot, Small-flowered Godetia, Winecup Clarkia: Clarkia quadrivulnera (Synonyms: Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera, Clarkia quadrivulnera, Godetia purpurea var. parviflora, Godetia quadrivulnera, Godetia quadrivulnera var. vacensis)

The photo above shows the uncrowded inflorescence of small-flowered godetia as seen in drying grasslands in Conboy Lake NWR along Lakeside Road about one-half mile west of Fisher Hill Road.......July 2, 2007. Note the prominent, longitudinally ribbed ovaries and separate, sharply reflexed sepals.
Paul Slichter