Onagraceae
Waltham Creek clarkia
Clarkia modesta
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Genus
- Clarkia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Waltham Creek clarkia
Synonyms
- Phaeostoma modestum (Jeps.) A.Heller
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 54 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Arvel Hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Marcus Tamura, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: joergmlpts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: David A. Krause, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Megan Ralph, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Chris Winchell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.