Clarkia purpurea
an annual member of the Clarkia genus in the family Oenotheraceae.
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Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Oenotheraceae
- Genus
- Clarkia
- Life cycle
- annual
- Height
- 0.6 m
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
Uses
Edible uses
Seed. Used as a piñole[3]. There are no edible uses listed for Clarkia purpurea.
Environment
- Range
- South-western N. America.
- Habitat
- Dry open plain[2].
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Propagation
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Seed -
Cultivation
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References
Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing 1976-00-00
Hitchcock. C. L. Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. University of Washington Press 1955-00-00
Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing (1976-00-00)