Clarkia amoena

Clarkia amoena

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Clarkia
Species:
C. amoena
Binomial name
Clarkia amoena
Synonyms
  • Godetia amoena (Lehm.) G.Don
  • Godetia amoena var. typica C.L.Hitchc.
  • Godetia lehmanniana Spach
  • Oenothera amoena Lehm.
  • Oenothera prismatica var. amoena (Lehm.) H.Lév.

Clarkia amoena, commonly known as farewell to spring, godetia, or satin flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Onagraceae. It is native to western North America. It is found in coastal hills and mountains from British Columbia south to the San Francisco Bay Area of California.

This annual herb produces showy pink to lavender flowers and is known for its late spring to early summer blooming period. The species was formerly classified in the genus Godetia, and is still sometimes referred to by the synonym Godetia amoena.