Farewell to Spring (Clarkia dudleyana)

Aliases:  Dudley's Fairyfan, Dudley's Clarkia

Family:  Evening Primrose (Onagraceae)

Farewell to Spring grows only in California, but it grows there with a vengeance, blooming by the thousands in grassy, open hillsides and dry meadows. It predominantly takes over in the foothills, but it regularly pinks out big chunks of the north side of Wawona Meadow, too. It's one of the last of the springtime foothill flowers, flowering after the grass has turned brown.

Blooms:  May - July

Clarkia dudleyana etymology:  Clarkia honors William Clark (1770 - 1838) of the Lewis & Clark expedition. Dudleyana is named for William Russel Dudley (1849-1911), a Stanford botany professor who remains undiscovered by Wikipedia.

This Photo:  Above the Fresno River near Oakhurst, May 26, 2007

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