Diplacus rupicola explained

Diplacus rupicola, the Death Valley monkeyflower, is a flowering plant in the family Phrymaceae.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Distribution

Diplacus rupicola is endemic to the northern Mojave Desert within Inyo County, in eastern California.^[4]

Although quite rare, the Death Valley monkeyflower can be found in shaded limestone crevices on steep canyon walls in the mountains bordering Death Valley, and the sky islands in the northern Mojave Desert.

Description

Diplacus rupicola is a perennial herbaceous plant, growing 1–17 cm tall, with oblanceolate leaves 2–6 cm long. It has pinkish flowers, often faint in color, and has a magenta-purple spot on each lobe.

References

• Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Jon Mark Stewart, 1998, pg. 162

External links

• Jepson Flora Project - Mimulus rupicola (Death Valley monkeyflower)
• USDA Plants Profile: Mimulus rupicola
• UC CalPhotos gallery of Mimulus rupicola (Death Valley monkeyflower)

Notes and References

1. 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. 198154155.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Web site: California Native Plant Society Rare Plant Profile . 2011-07-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120311213603/http://northcoastcnps.org/cgi-bin/inv/inventory.cgi/Go?_id=mimulus_rupicola&sort=DEFAULT&search=Mimulus%20rupicola . 2012-03-11 . dead .