Onagraceae

Winecup clarkia

Clarkia purpurea (Curtis) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.

Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Clarkia

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Winecup clarkia (Clarkia purpurea) — FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Winecup clarkia

Synonyms

Godetia purpurea G.Don
Godetia willdenowiana Spach
Oenothera purpurea Curtis
Onagra purpurea (Curtis) Moench

Flowers

In flower: April to June (from 2,536 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Cesar Garcia Olmos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Chris Fluit, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kieran Hanrahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tom Hilton, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Simone Littledale, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Acmonbluey, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Brodie Cass Talbott, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Chuck Wilson, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.