''Diplacus cusickii'' is a species of

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known by the common name Cusick's monkeyflower. It is native to the western United States, where it can be found in parts of the

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and

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. It grows in moist spots in bare and scrubby habitat, rocky slopes and plateau.

Description

This is a hairy annual herb producing an erect stem up to about 24 centimeters tall. The pointed oval leaves are up to about 4.5 centimeters long, the herbage green to reddish in color. The tubular base of the flower corolla is encapsulated in a hairy calyx of

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s with unequal pointed lobes at its mouth. The corolla is 2 to 3 cm long and pink in color with yellow blotches in the throat.

References

External links

Jepson Manual TreatmentUSDA Plants ProfilePhoto gallery
cusickii Flora of the Northwestern United States Flora of California Flora of Nevada Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Lamiales-stub