''Diplacus cusickii'' 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 Cusick's monkeyflower. It is native to the western United States, where it can be found in parts of the
Pacific Northwest and
Great Basin
The Great Basin is the largest area of contiguous endorheic basin, endorheic watersheds, those with no outlets, in North America. It spans nearly all of Nevada, much of Utah, and portions of California, Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming, and Baja California ...
. It grows in moist spots in bare and scrubby habitat, rocky slopes and plateau.
Description
This is a hairy annual herb producing an erect stem up to about 24 centimeters tall. The pointed oval leaves are up to about 4.5 centimeters long, the herbage green to reddish in color. The tubular base of the flower corolla is encapsulated in a hairy calyx of
sepals with unequal pointed lobes at its mouth. The corolla is 2 to 3 cm long and pink in color with yellow blotches in the throat.
References
External links
Jepson Manual TreatmentUSDA Plants ProfilePhoto gallery
cusickii
Flora of the Northwestern United States
Flora of California
Flora of Nevada
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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