Erythranthe pulsiferae |
Erythranthe decora |
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candelabrum monkey-flower, Pulsifer's monkey-flower |
sharp-leaved monkey-flower, showy monkey-flower |
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Habit | Annuals with shallow, fibrous roots; stems 5-12 cm, erect, not bent or curved at nodes, not branched or only slightly branched proximally, covered with minute stalked glands, gland-tipped hairs 0.1-0.3. | Rhizomatous perennials, occasionally producing many long runners from nodes near base; stems 20-100 cm, erect, not branched, ends of stems densely pubescent with minute and somewhat rigid hairs. |
Leaves | Leaves basal and cauline; petioles 2-9 mm with 3 distinct veins and 2 wings; blade elliptic-oblong to ovate or oblanceolate, 3-14 mm long and 2-9 mm broad, palmate venation with 3 veins, base cuneate to attenuate, margins finely toothed to entire, apex acute to obtuse, surfaces glandular-hairy as stems. |
Leaves mostly cauline, basal leaves generally not persistent; petioles 8-25 mm near base, 3-5 mm mid-stem, sessile distally; blade ovate-triangular to ovate-lanceolate, typically 20-50 mm long and 10-30 mm broad, palmate venation with 5-7 veins, base rounded to truncate to shallowly cuneate, margins sharply toothed, apex acute, surfaces occasionally becoming glabrous, distalmost surfaces hairy as stems. |
Flowers | Axillary flowers 1-9, emerging from mid-stem to distal nodes; fruiting pedicels horizontally spreading-curved, 12-38 mm, glandular-hairy as stems; calyx cylindric, somewhat inflated, 7-10 mm, margins toothed or lobed, glandular-hairy as stems, lobes pronounced, erect; corollas yellow, tube-throat, palate ridges, lower limb yellow to light yellow, lower limb with red dots or not, symmetric bilaterally, barely bilabiate; tube-throat funnel-shaped and 6-9 mm, protruding beyond calyx margin; lobes widely obovate to somewhat orbicular, apex rounded; styles glabrous; anthers not protruding, glabrous. |
Axillary flowers generally 2-7, emerging from nodes at ends of stems; fruiting pedicels 18-35 mm, distalmost pedicels hairy as stems with hairs often barely deflexed; calyx green with occasional red spots, ovoid, inflated, compressed across sagittal plane, 15-19 mm, hairy as stems, throat closing, lobe margins villous; corollas yellow, throat commonly red-spotted, symmetric bilaterally, bilabiate; tube-throat widely funnel-shaped, 18-26 mm, protruding 10-15 mm beyond calyx margin; limb expanded 22-30 mm; styles prominently hirsute to villous; anthers not protruding, glabrous. |
Fruits | Capsules 5-8 mm, included. |
Capsules 8-10 mm, included. |
Erythranthe pulsiferae |
Erythranthe decora |
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Flowering time | May-July | May-August |
Habitat | Vernally moist areas, seeps, and stream banks from the lowlands to middle elevations. | Moist to wet open areas from the lowlands to middle elevations in the mountains. |
Distribution | Occurring east of the Cascades crest in south-central Washington; south-central Washington to California,
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Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern British Columbia to southwestern Oregon, also in northern Idaho.
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Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Sensitive in Washington (WANHP) | Not of concern |
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