Latin name: Clarkia rhomboidea Douglas
  Pronunciation: KLAR-kee-a rom-bo-ID-ee-a
  Common name: Diamond-petalled clarkia
  Family: Onagraceae (Evening primrose)
  Habitat: Dryish slopes to 8000', chaparral to montane
  coniferous forest, San Diego Co. north
  Blooming period: May to July
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Clarkia
  2) rhomboidea
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