''Erythranthe gracilipes'' is an uncommon 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 slenderstalk monkeyflower. It was formerly known as ''Mimulus gracilipes''.
Distribution
It is
endemic to
California, where it is known only from a section of the central
Sierra Nevada foothills
:''See Sierra Nevada for general information about the mountain range in the United States.''
The ecology of the Sierra Nevada, located in the U.S. states of California and Nevada, is diverse and complex: the plants and animals are a significant ...
.
Description
This annual herb has a scattered distribution, sometimes only growing after a habitat disturbance such as
wildfire. This petite wildflower grows no taller than about 8 centimeters. The fuzzy stem has a few pairs of oppositely arranged reddish-green oval leaves each up to about a centimeter long.
The tubular throat of the flower is encapsulated in a hairy red calyx of
sepals. The pink flower is no more than a centimeter long and wide. The upper lip has two notched lobes and the wider lower lip has three.
References
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment - Mimulus gracilipesUSDA Plants Profile: ''Mimulus gracilipes''Mimulus gracilipes - Photo gallery
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gracilipes
Endemic flora of California
Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
Flora without expected TNC conservation status