Four-spot Clarkia: The 151st Flower of Spring & Summer! (1 more pic below!)

The flower family of Clarkia includes more than 40 species, and I'm very happy that there are at least five species on our property! This little beauty is small, about 1/2" in diameter, and has four distinctive magenta spots on each petal. Clarkia species are all native to western North America, although there is one species that grows in Argentina, South America.

If you would like to know more about these gorgeous flowers, Wiki has a page here: Wiki: Clarkia

By the way, I've uploaded two other pictures today and I hope you'll visit them too!

Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :)