Erythranthe purpurea
| Erythranthe purpurea | |
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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. purpurea |
| Binomial name | |
| Erythranthe purpurea | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Erythranthe purpurea is a species of monkeyflower known by the common name little purple monkeyflower. It was formerly known as Mimulus purpureus.[3][4][5][6]
Distribution
It is native to southern California and northern Baja California. It is known from only about 20 occurrences in the Big Bear Lake area of the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California, and it is also known from the Sierra de Juarez in northern Baja California. It grows in moist habitat in mountain meadows, including the quartz pebble plain habitat type.[1]
Description
Erythranthe purpurea is a petite annual herb growing just a few centimeters tall. The oppositely arranged oval leaves are under 2 centimeters long each. Each flower is borne on a very thin, erect pedicel which may be several centimeters tall.
The tubular base of the flower is encapsulated in a reddish ribbed calyx of sepals with tiny pointed lobes. The flower is roughly a centimeter long with a wide mouth divided into an upper and lower lip. The flower is pink, the upper lip usually a darker shade than the lower, and there are yellow stripes or streaks in the mouth.
References
- 1 2 NatureServe (31 July 2026). "Erythranthe purpurea". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- ↑ "Erythranthe purpurea 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. Bibcode:2002AmJB...89.1093B. 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. Bibcode:2004AmJB...91..474B. doi:10.3732/ajb.91.3.474. JSTOR 4123743. PMID 21653403.