Clarkia is a genus within the flowering plant family Onagraceae. Over 40 species are currently classified in Clarkia; almost all are native to western North America, though one species (Clarkia tenella) is native to South America.
Clarkias are typically annual plants, growing to a height of less than 1.5 metres. Their leaves are small and simple, from 1 to 10 cm in length depending on the species. Their flowers have four sepals and four petals.
Several members of the genus are sometimes referred to by the common name "Godetia", including Clarkia amoena, Clarkia affinis, and Clarkia lassenensis (the Lassen Godetia). This is because they were formerly classified in a genus called Godetia, which is no longer recognised since its members have been absorbed into the Clarkia genus. Older sources may still use Godetia as a genus name.
The genus was named in honour of the explorer Captain William Clark.
The Royal Navy had a warship called HMS Clarkia, a flower class corvette.
Running through the forest hand in hand
Jumping over streams talking bout our dreams
We laugh we smile we dance
Would you give it one more chance
Please don't let me leave this place
I really really don't want to wake up
Cause then I'll have to face
All the thoughts that race
How it all ended up the same
Without you here in my arms
Keep holding on
Keep holding on
Remember how we laughed
Our hearts beating fast
It was like a scene straight from tv
We sped away from the cops on our feet
To find a spot on a hill
That overlooked the city
Still with you here in my arms
Keep holding on
Keep holding on
Don't forget the pictures in our minds
On the floor at the station
We could care less what people thought
The only two in a sea of blur
At the turning of a year
With you here in my arms
Pizza and pasta with the band playing sinatra
Nothing else can ever compete
Like a two-piece puzzle
They don't even come close
With you here in my arms
We traveled the world
Pampas from brazil and brats from belgium
There's so many more places to discover
I wouldn't want to do it with another
Don't forget the journeys
In the snow solving mysteries
And in the desert full of camels
As I finish this song
I have one request