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December 14, 2009 : Clarkia pulchella

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Plant Family / Families: Onagraceae
Scientific Name and Author: Clarkia pulchella Pursh
Name Location: Skyline Road, Umatilla National Forest, Oregon, USA

Clarkia pulchella

My apologies for the brief entry today, but for an extended write-up about the species in today's photograph (taken on July 2), please see the previous entry on Clarkia pulchella.

Posted by Daniel Mosquin at December 14, 2009 5:15 PM

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Such a delicate flower - much easier to appreciate this photo than the earlier one which was beautiful, but gave no idea of its size.

Thank you for all your lovely photo choices, you provide a very delightful break in the day.

May I wish you a very Merry Christmas, and a new year of good health, good photos, and a comfortable work load!

Posted by: annie Morgan at December 14, 2009 6:58 PM

What a relief it would be to see this among the increasingly invasive and seemingly un-defeatable cheatgrass and knapweeds of my area!

Aside from its contribution to the understanding of molecular motion, does this species have any benefits from its propogation and are there any peculiararities to its collecting and planting?

Posted by: Arthur at December 14, 2009 7:45 PM

Lovely photos of a beautiful and unusual flower -- both today's photo and the July 2007 one. A google image search will yield quite a few photos showing different views of the plant.

Posted by: Mary Ann, in Toronto at December 14, 2009 8:08 PM

I loved Pursch's painting and seeing the Nikon site. Thanks.

Posted by: Meg Bernstein at December 15, 2009 5:33 AM

Awsome site, I check it every day, if I can keep em coming .Its snowy here right now so to see a bloom, it sure brightens my day. By the way we are a garden supply storein Salmon Arm B.C. Love you guys.

Posted by: S.A.Ecoline girl at December 15, 2009 12:32 PM

Does this Clarkia have any scent? What a gorgeous bloom - the close-up shot is fantastic. Thank you

Posted by: lisa at December 17, 2009 9:53 AM

its cool and i love ur photographs always...

Posted by: Abychan at April 9, 2010 6:06 PM

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