Erythranthe jungermannioides |
Erythranthe parishii |
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liverwort monkey-flower |
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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. |
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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. |
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Fruit | Capsule. |
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Erythranthe jungermannioides |
Erythranthe parishii |
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Flowering time | May-June | |
Habitat | Moss mats, basalt crevices, and cliffs at low elevations. | |
Distribution | 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) | |
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