Latin name: Clarkia cylindrica (Jeps.) H. Lewis &
  M. Lewis ssp. clavicarpa W.S. Davis
  Pronunciation: KLAR-kee-a sil-IN-dri-ka kla-vi-KAR-
  pa
  Common name: Speckled clarkia
  Family: Onagraceae (Evening primrose)
  Habitat: Open grassland, woodland, chaparral to about
  3000', Tehachapis
  Blooming period: April to June
  Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Clarkia
  2) cylindrica  3) clavicarpa
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