Erythranthe ptilota |
Erythranthe ampliata |
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sessile-leaved monkey-flower |
Nez Perce monkey-flower |
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Habit | Rhizomatous perennials, occasionally rooting at nodes nearest base; stems 20-80 cm, prostrate or decumbent to ascending, only slightly branched, villous eglandular hairs 1-2 mm, occasionally with shorter stipitate-glandular hairs, internodes evident. | Annuals with fibrous roots or threadlike taproot; stems 5-17 cm, erect to ascending, straight or sharply bent at nodes, typically heavily branched, 4-angled, sparse coverage of nearly unstalked glands, gland-tipped hairs to 0.2 mm. |
Leaves | Leaves cauline, basal ones not persistent, commonly congested; subsessile to sessile; blade oblong to lanceolate, 30-70 mm long and 10-22 mm broad, pinnate venation, base rounded, margins toothed to finely toothed, apex acute, surfaces hairy as stems. |
Leaves cauline, basal leaves not persistent; petiolate, 8-20 mm; blade broad-ovate to lanceolate, 8-25 mm long and 5-19 mm broad, venation palmate, wedge-shaped base, margins toothed or somewhat finely toothed, apex acute to obtuse, surfaces glandular and hairy as stems. |
Flowers | Axillary flowers 4-10, emerging from nodes at mid- to ends of stems; fruiting pedicels generally 22-50 mm, hairy as stems; calyx winged, cylindric-campanulate, barely inflated, 10-12 mm, villous with gland-tipped hairs, lobes spreading noticeably, strongly unequal, linear-lanceolate to slender-triangular, 5-9 mm, apex long acuminate-apiculate; corollas yellow, throat faintly marked with blackish-brownish lines, symmetric almost radially or weakly bilaterally, nearly regular or weakly bilabiate; tube-throat slenderly bell-shaped, 15-18 mm, protruding beyond calyx margin; lobe apex rounded; styles glabrous; anthers not protruding, covered with fine hairs that are stiff to slightly rigid. |
Axillary flowers 1-10, emerging from nodes throughout; fruiting pedicels glandular-hairy as stems, 10-22 mm; calyx tubular-campanulate, sometimes weakly inflated, 6-8 mm, margins with distinct serration or lobes, sparsely covered with minute stalked glands or not; corolla yellow with occasional small white patches, lower limb with several brownish spots, bilaterally symmetric and distinctly bilabiate; tube-throat broadly funnel-shaped, generally 8-12 mm, protruding beyond calyx margin; lobes obovate-oblong with rounded or truncate apexes; styles glabrous; anthers not protruding, glabrous. |
Fruits | Capsules 6-8 mm, included. |
Capsules 5-6 mm, included. |
Erythranthe ptilota |
Erythranthe ampliata |
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Flowering time | June-September | May-July |
Habitat | Wet places generally at low elevations. | Basalt outcrops and seeps in grasslands. |
Distribution | Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern British Columbia to California.
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Occurring east of the Cascades crest in far southeastern Washington; southeastern Washington to western Montana, possibly also in southern British Columbia, southern Alberta, and northwestern Wyoming. |
Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern | Threatened in Washington (WANHP) |
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