''Erythranthe gemmipara'' is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Phrymaceae, known by the common name Rocky Mountain monkeyflower. It is endemic to Colorado in the United States, where there are eight known occurrences.''Mimulus gemmiparus''.
The Nature Conservancy. Retrieved 11-04-2011. It was formerly known as ''Mimulus gemmiparus''. This annual herb grows about tall. Some of the leaves have

propagule In biology, a propagule is any material that functions in propagating an organism to the next stage in its life cycle, such as by dispersal. The propagule is usually distinct in form from the parent organism. Propagules are produced by organisms ...

s on their petioles called gemmae. When a leaf falls off the plant the gemma can generate a new plant; this is the mode of reproduction for this species, as flowers are rarely produced and they are sterile. The gemmae are probably dispersed on water. The plants occur in colonies of mother and daughter plants. When they do occur, the flowers are yellow with variable patterns of red spots and measure about half a centimeter long. While the flowers are rare in nature, the plants may produce many flowers when propagated in the

greenhouse A greenhouse (also called a glasshouse, or, if with sufficient heating, a hothouse) is a structure with walls and roof made chiefly of Transparent ceramics, transparent material, such as glass, in which plants requiring regulated climatic condit ...

.Beatty, B.L., W.F. Jennings, and R.C. Rawlinson (2003, November 21)
''Mimulus gemmiparus'' W.A. Weber (Rocky Mountain monkeyflower): A technical conservation assessment.
nline USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region. Retrieved 11-04-2011. This plant grows in subalpine climates in moist areas such as seeps in granite outcrops and overhangs and forest habitat near springs. It can often be found alongside other '' Erythranthe'' species, such as ''

Erythranthe floribunda ''Erythranthe floribunda'' 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: ** ''Lina ...

'', '' Erythranthe guttata'', and ''

Erythranthe rubella ''Erythranthe rubella'' is a species of monkeyflower known by the common name little redstem monkeyflower. It was formerly known as ''Mimulus rubellus''. Distribution It is native to western North America, including the southwestern United State ...

''. The forests are dominated by

spruce A spruce is a tree of the genus ''Picea'' (), a genus of about 35 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the family Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and boreal (taiga) regions of the Earth. ''Picea'' is the sole genus in the subfami ...

fir Firs (''Abies'') are a genus of 48–56 species of evergreen coniferous trees in the family (biology), family Pinaceae. They are found on mountains throughout much of North America, North and Central America, Europe, Asia, and North Africa. The ...

, and aspen and other plants in the habitat may include ''

Jamesia americana ''Jamesia americana'', also called cliffbush, waxflower or five petal cliffbush, is a species of flowering plant in the Hydrangeaceae. Description ''Jamesia americana'' is a perennial shrub distributed throughout the Sierra Nevada and Rocky Moun ...

'' (fivepetal cliffbush), ''

Dodecatheon ''Primula'' sect. ''Dodecatheon'' is a section of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Primulaceae. ''Primula'' species in this section were formerly placed in a separate genus, ''Dodecatheon''. The species have basal clumps of leaves and n ...

'' spp. (shootingstar), ''

Aquilegia saximontana ''Aquilegia saximontana'', the Rocky Mountain columbine, alpine dwarf columbine, dwarf blue columbine, or alpine columbine, is a perennial plant that comes from the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. Description ''A. saximontana'' can be found in ...

'' (Rocky Mountain blue columbine), '' Epilobium'' spp. (fireweed), '' Salix'' spp. (willow), '' Campanula rotundifolia'' (bluebell bellflower), ''

Artemisia ludoviciana ''Artemisia ludoviciana'' is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae, known by several common names, including silver wormwood, western mugwort, Louisiana wormwood, white sagebrush, lobed cud-weed, and gray sag ...

'' (white sagebrush), '' Packera plattensis'' (prairie groundsel), ''

Erigeron subtrinervis ''Erigeron subtrinervis'', called the three-nerved daisy, the three-nerve fleabane, or the hairy showy daisy, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It grows in various mountains of western Canada and the weste ...

'' (threenerve fleabane), ''

Rhodiola integrifolia ''Rhodiola integrifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the stonecrop family known by the common names ledge stonecrop, western roseroot, and king's crown. It is native to north-easternmost Russia, including Kamchatka, and western North Ame ...

'' (ledge stonecrop), '' Oreochrysum parryi'' (Parry's goldenrod), '' Brickellia microphylla'' (littleleaf brickellbush), '' Amelanchier utahensis'' (Utah serviceberry), and ''

Montia chamissoi ''Montia chamissoi'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Montiaceae known by the common names of water minerslettuce, water montia, Indian lettuce, and toad lily. It is native to much of western North America from Alaska to the southwes ...

'' (water minerslettuce). Threats to this species include recreational activities such as hiking and horseback riding.

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USDA Plants Profile
{{Taxonbar, from1=Q17746427, from2=Q6862393 gemmipara Flora of Colorado Flora of the Rocky Mountains Endemic flora of the United States Plants described in 1972 Endangered flora of the United States