Erythranthe gracilipes explained

Erythranthe gracilipes is an uncommon species of monkeyflower known by the common name slenderstalk monkeyflower. It was formerly known as Mimulus gracilipes.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Distribution

It is endemic to California, where it is known only from a section of the central Sierra Nevada foothills.

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.

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment - Mimulus gracilipes
• USDA Plants Profile: Mimulus gracilipes
• Mimulus gracilipes - Photo gallery

Notes and References

1. Web site: Erythranthe guttata . Giblin . David . 2015 . WTU Herbarium Image Collection . Burke Museum, University of Washington . 2015-03-31.
2. Beardsley . P. M.. Yen. Alan . Olmstead . R. G. . 2003 . AFLP Phylogeny of Mimulus Section Erythranthe and the Evolution of Hummingbird Pollination. Evolution . 57 . 6. 1397–1410. 3448862 . 10.1554/02-086. 12894947.
3. Beardsley . P. M. . Olmstead . R. G. . 2002 . Redefining Phrymaceae: the placement of Mimulus, tribe Mimuleae, and Phryma . American Journal of Botany . 89 . 7 . 1093–1102 . 10.3732/ajb.89.7.1093. 4122195 . 21665709.
4. Beardsley . P. M.. Schoenig. Steve E.. Whittall . Justen B. . Olmstead. Richard G. . 2004 . Patterns of Evolution in Western North American Mimulus (Phrymaceae) . American Journal of Botany. 91 . 3. 474–4890. 4123743 . 10.3732/ajb.91.3.474 . 21653403. free.