Erythranthe laciniata explained

Erythranthe laciniata, synonym Mimulus laciniatus, is an uncommon species of flowering plant known by the common name cutleaf monkeyflower, it is endemic to the High Sierra Nevada in California.

Description

Erythranthe laciniata is an annual herb producing a mostly hairless stem reaching maximum heights between 3 and 38 centimeters.[1] The oppositely arranged leaves are up to 5 centimeters in length and generally oval in shape, though some of them are divided into lobes.[2] The inflorescence is a raceme of several tiny red-spotted yellow flowers each 4 millimeters to 1.5 centimeters long. The tubular base of each flower is encapsulated in a ribbed, reddish calyx of sepals.

Distribution

Erythranthe laciniata is endemic to the High Sierra Nevada in California, where it most often grows in moist areas on granitic soils.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Sweigart. Andrea L.. John H. Willis. Patterns of Nucleotide Diversity in Two Species of Mimulus Are Affected by Mating System and Asymmetric Introgression. Evolution. November 2003. 57. 11. 2490–2506. 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2003.tb01494.x. 14686526.
  2. Vickery. Robert K. Jr.. Barriers to Gene Exchange Between Members of the Mimulus guttatus Complex (Scrophulariaceae). Evolution. March 1964. 18. 1. 52–69. 2406419. 10.2307/2406419.
  3. Fenster. Charles B.. Kermit Ritland. Evidence for Natural Selection on Mating System in Mimulus (Scrophulariaceae). International Journal of Plant Sciences. September 1994. 155. 5. 588–596. 2475032. 10.1086/297197. 84422852.