''Diplacus clevelandii'' is an uncommon species of

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known by the common name Cleveland's bush monkeyflower. It was formerly known as ''Mimulus clevelandii''. Its

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''clevelandii'' honors 19th-century San Diego-based plant collector and lawyer Daniel Cleveland.

Distribution

It is

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to the

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of southern

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and northern

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, where it grows in

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

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habitats, including in disturbed areas. It is a

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on the

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Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants.California Native Plant Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02): ''Mimulus clevelandii''
. accessed 26 March 2016.

Description

''Diplacus clevelandii'' is a sturdy perennial herb producing a hairy erect stem up to 90 centimeters tall from a woody

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. The hairy lance-shaped or oblong leaves are up to 10 centimeters long and oppositely arranged, often with smaller leaves growing in their axils. The tubular base of each flower is encapsulated in a hairy calyx of

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over 2 centimeters long with long, pointed lobes. The flower corolla is bright yellow and up to 4 centimeters in length with a wide, five-lobed mouth. Its bloom period is April to June.

References

External links

Calflora Database: ''Mimulus clevelandii'' (Cleveland's bush monkeyflower)Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of ''Mimulus clevelandii''UC CalPhotos gallery − ''Mimulus clevelandii''
clevelandii Flora of California Flora of Baja California Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Lamiales-stub