''Erythranthe tilingii'' is a species of

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known by the common name Tiling's monkeyflower. It was formerly known as ''Mimulus tilingii''.

Distribution

It is native to much of western North America, from

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. It grows in moist and wet habitats, such as streambanks and mountain meadows, and is generally found at high elevation. Mimulus tilingii 8447

Description

''Erythranthe tilingii'' is a

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perennial herb growing 2 to 35 centimeters tall. The oppositely arranged oval leaves may be several centimeters long and some are borne on short petioles. The yellow flower may be over 4 centimeters long, its narrow tubular throat opening into a wide, two-lipped mouth. The base of the flower tube is encapsulated in a calyx of

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s with uneven lobes. ''Erythranthe tilingii'' is often nearly impossible to distinguish from its common relative, ''

Mimulus guttatus ''Erythranthe guttata'', with the common names seep monkeyflower and common yellow monkeyflower, is a yellow bee-pollinated annual or perennial plant. It was formerly known as ''Mimulus guttatus''. ''Erythranthe guttata'' is a model organism fo ...

'', as their characteristics can intergrade; one of the most notable differences is the arrangement of the flowers, which are axial in ''M. tilingii'' but in a

raceme A raceme ( or ) or racemoid is an unbranched, indeterminate type of inflorescence bearing flowers having short floral stalks along the shoots that bear the flowers. The oldest flowers grow close to the base and new flowers are produced as the sh ...

in ''M. guttatus''.Jepson Manual dichotomous key for ''Mimulus''
/ref> By 2014 three species that were formerly been part of ''E. tilingii'' had been made their own separate species: ''

Erythranthe caespitosa ''Erythranthe'', the monkey-flowers and musk-flowers, is a diverse plant genus with more than 120 members (as of 2022) in the family Phrymaceae. ''Erythranthe'' was originally described as a separate genus, then generally regarded as a section ...

'', ''

Erythranthe corallina ''Erythranthe'', the monkey-flowers and musk-flowers, is a diverse plant genus with more than 120 members (as of 2022) in the family Phrymaceae. ''Erythranthe'' was originally described as a separate genus, then generally regarded as a secti ...

'', '' Erythranthe minor''.

References

External links

USDA Plants Profile: ''Mimulus tilingii''Jepson Manual Treatment - ''Mimulus tilingii''''Mimulus tilingii'' - Photo gallery
tilingii Flora of the Northwestern United States Flora of the Southwestern United States Flora of Alaska Flora of California Flora of New Mexico Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Lamiales-stub