Stats

Lifespan

Annual

Size

Small

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Coastal scrub

Range

North America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Status

Uncommon

About

This wildflower grows along the coastal hills and mountains of western North America. Its petals fold tightly shut during the night and unfurl only when exposed to direct sunlight.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Myrtales

Family

Onagraceae

Genus

Clarkia

Species

Clarkia amoena