Clarkia, Elegant;  Clarkia unguiculata

Late Bloomer.  Four pink unique shovel-shape-tipped petals, with red spot.  Named for Captain William Clark of Lewis and Clark expedition. Notes:  Distinctive flowers are pinkish, often red at base.  The Maidu would dry, parch and pulverize some species of Clarkia seeds, then eat the meal dry or with acorn meal. Click on species name below to go to USDA for this species. Kingdom Plantae -- Plants     Subkingdom Tracheobionta -- Vascular plants         Superdivision Spermatophyta -- Seed plants             Division Magnoliophyta -- Flowering plants                 Class Magnoliopsida -- Dicotyledons                     Subclass Rosidae                         Order Myrtales                             Family Onagraceae -- Evening Primrose family                                 Genus Clarkia Pursh -- clarkia P                                     Species Clarkia unguiculata Lindl. -- elegant clarkia

Clarkia, Elegant  (Clarkia unguiculata)

Clarkia, Elegant  (Clarkia unguiculata)