''Diplacus bolanderi'' is a species of
monkeyflower known by the common name Bolander's monkeyflower.
Distribution
It is
endemic to
California, where it grows in the
chaparral
Chaparral ( ) is a shrubland plant community and geographical feature found primarily in the U.S. state of California, in southern Oregon, and in the northern portion of the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico. It is shaped by a Mediterranean c ...
and other habitat in the coastal and inland mountains and foothills from the
North Coast Ranges to 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 ...
to the
Transverse Ranges.
Description
''Diplacus bolanderi'' is a hairy annual herb producing an erect stem reaching maximum heights anywhere from 2 to 90 centimeters. The lance-shaped to oval leaves are up to 6 centimeters long and arranged in opposite pairs about the stem. The base of the flower is encapsulated by a hairy ribbed calyx of
sepals with pointed lobes. The flower has a tubular throat and a wide, five-lobed mouth. It is 1 to 3 centimeters long and pink in color, usually with blotches of white in the throat.
References
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment - ''Mimulus bolanderi''USDA Plants Profile for ''Mimulus bolanderi''Mimulus bolanderi — UC Photo gallery
bolanderi
Endemic flora of California
Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area
Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
Plants described in 1868
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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