''Diplacus torreyi'' is a species of
monkeyflower Monkey flower can refer to:
*Several genera of plant family Phrymaceae, including:
** ''Diplacus''
** ''Erythranthe''
** ''Mimulus''
*Various snapdragon-like Lamiales, including:
** ''Linaria vulgaris''
** ''Phyllocarpus septentrionalis
''Barne ...
known by the common name Torrey's monkeyflower.
Distribution
This species is
endemic to eastern montane
California, where it is known from the high mountain ranges of the southern
Cascades through all the
Sierra Nevada
The Sierra Nevada () is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies primarily ...
into the
Tehachapi Mountains.
It grows in open and disturbed mountain habitat types, such as rock outcrops.
Description
''Diplacus torreyi'' is an annual herb growing 4 to 38 centimeters tall. The oppositely arranged oval leaves are up to 4 centimeters long and generally oval in shape. The tubular base of the flower is encapsulated in a thin, green, lightly hairy calyx of
sepals. The flower corolla is 1 to 2 centimeters long and divided into a reflexed upper lip and slightly protruding lower lip.
The flower is pink in color with two gold stripes with magenta borders in the mouth, and usually no spotting or other markings.
References
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment — ''Mimulus torreyi''USDA Plants Profile: ''Mimulus torreyi''Mimulus torreyi — Photo gallery
torreyi
Endemic flora of California
Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Flora of the Cascade Range
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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