Diplacus graniticola

Diplacus graniticola
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Unranked (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Phrymaceae
Genus: Diplacus
Species:
D. graniticola
Binomial name
Diplacus graniticola
Schoenig

Diplacus graniticola, the granite-crack monkeyflower,[1] is a species of flowering plant endemic to the Sierra Nevada of California. It is a low-growing annual, 6-15 cm tall, which grows in cracks and crevices on granite rocks from 300 to 2100 meters elevation.[2]

The species was described by Steve E. Schoenig in 2017.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Diplacus graniticola". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Fraga, Naomi S. "Diplacus graniticola". Jepson eFlora. The University and Jepson Herbaria, University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Diplacus graniticola Schoenig". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 August 2026.