UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

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Erythranthe geniculata

Erythranthe jungermannioides

liverwort monkey-flower
Habit Perennial from slender rhizomes which produce buds that give rise to the weak, drooping stems 0.5-3 dm. long; herbage viscid-villous, especially the stems.
Leaves

Leaves opposite, broadly ovate to reniform-cordate, irregularly toothed, sub-palmately veined, the blade up to 2.5 cm. long, the petiole shorter.
Flowers

Flowers solitary in the leaf axils, on long, spreading pedicels;

calyx glandular-villous, the 5 broad lobes 1-2 mm. long;

corolla yellow with red spots, 13-18 mm. long, 2-lipped;

stamens 4.
Fruit

Capsule.

Erythranthe geniculata

Erythranthe jungermannioides
Flowering time May-June
Habitat Moss mats, basalt crevices, and cliffs at low elevations.
Distribution
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Known historically from east of the Cascades crest in Klickitat County in Washington, but now considered extirpated; south-central Washington to adjacent Oregon, and south along the Deschutes River to the Maupin area.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Historical in Washington (WANHP)
Sibling taxa
E. alsinoides, E. ampliata, E. arvensis, E. breviflora, E. breweri, E. caespitosa, E. cardinalis, E. decora, E. dentata, E. floribunda, E. grandis, E. guttata, E. inflatula, E. jungermannioides, E. lewisii, E. microphylla, E. moschata, E. nasuta, E. patula, E. primuloides, E. ptilota, E. pulsiferae, E. scouleri, E. suksdorfii, E. washingtonensis
E. alsinoides, E. ampliata, E. arvensis, E. breviflora, E. breweri, E. caespitosa, E. cardinalis, E. decora, E. dentata, E. floribunda, E. grandis, E. guttata, E. inflatula, E. lewisii, E. microphylla, E. moschata, E. nasuta, E. patula, E. primuloides, E. ptilota, E. pulsiferae, E. scouleri, E. suksdorfii, E. washingtonensis
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