Erythranthe palmeri
| Erythranthe palmeri | |
|---|---|
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| San Bernardino County, California, 2023 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Phrymaceae |
| Genus: | Erythranthe |
| Species: | E. palmeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Erythranthe palmeri | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Mimulus palmeri A.Gray | |
Erythranthe palmeri is a species of monkeyflower known by the common name Palmer's monkeyflower. It was formerly known as Mimulus palmeri.[3][4][5][6] It is endemic to the San Bernardino and San Gabriel mountains of southern California, where it grows in springtime-wet depressions and creek banks on granitic soils from 1,000 to 2,200 meters elevation.[7]
Description
Erythranthe palmeri is a hairy annual herb growing up to about 28 centimeters in maximum height with a thin, spindly stem. The oppositely arranged linear to oval leaves are under 3 centimeters long.
The tubular base of the flower is encapsulated in a ribbed calyx of sepals with pointed lobes. The flower has a narrow throat and wide five-lobed face. It is one or two centimeters long and usually deep pinkish purple with variable yellow and purple markings in the mouth.
Taxonomy
The species was first described as Mimulus palmeri by Asa Gray in 1877. Naomi Fraga (2012) and others circumscribe E. palmeri to include populations from the San Bernardino and San Gabriel mountains, and distinguish it from related species including E. androsacea, E. purpurea, E. diffusa, E. hardhamiae, E. rhodopetra, and E. sierrae.[1]
References
- 1 2 NatureServe (31 July 2026). "Erythranthe palmeri". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- ↑ "Erythranthe palmeri (A.Gray) N.S.Fraga". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- ↑ Barker, W.R.; Nesom, G.L.; Beardsley, P.M.; Fraga, N.S. (2012), "A taxonomic conspectus of Phrymaceae: A narrowed circumscriptions for Mimulus, new and resurrected genera, and new names and combinations" (PDF), Phytoneuron, 2012–39: 1–60
- ↑ 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. doi:10.1554/02-086. JSTOR 3448862. PMID 12894947. S2CID 198154155.
- ↑ 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. doi:10.3732/ajb.89.7.1093. JSTOR 4122195. PMID 21665709.
- ↑ 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. doi:10.3732/ajb.91.3.474. JSTOR 4123743. PMID 21653403.
- ↑ Fraga, Naomi S. (2018). "Erythranthe palmeri". Jepson eFlora. The University and Jepson Herbaria, University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 25 August 2026.