''Erythranthe filicaulis'', known by the common name slender-stemmed monkeyflower, 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 ...
. It was formerly known as ''Mimulus filicaulis''.
Distribution
''Erythranthe filicaulis'' is
endemic
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to
California
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, where it is known only from the High
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 ...
within
Mariposa and
Tuolumne Counties.
Its habitat includes moist areas such as mountain meadows and habitat with disturbed soil.
Description and habitat
''Erythranthe filicaulis'' can carpet an area with its low-lying pink blooms. This is a hairy annual herb producing a thin, erect stem up to about 30 centimeters tall. The oppositely arranged linear to oval leaves are up to about 2 centimeters long.
The tubular base of the flower is encapsulated in a ribbed, red-dotted calyx of
sepal
A sepal () is a part of the flower of angiosperms (flowering plants). Usually green, sepals typically function as protection for the flower in bud, and often as support for the petals when in bloom., p. 106 The term ''sepalum'' was coined b ...
s with pointed lobes. The corolla of the flower is not distinctly divided into an upper and lower lip, but it has five rounded, notched lobes. The corolla is pink with a deeper pink to purple throat with a prominent yellow spot on the raised folds of the lower lobes. Its bloom period is April to August, depending on elevation.
References
External links
Calflora: ''Mimulus filicaulis''Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of ''Mimulus filicaulis''USDA Plants Profile for ''Mimulus filicaulis''UC CalPhotos gallery − ''Mimulus filicaulis''
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filicaulis
Endemic flora of California
Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Natural history of Mariposa County, California
Natural history of Tuolumne County, California
Flora without expected TNC conservation status