Erythranthe pulsiferae |
Erythranthe scouleri |
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candelabrum monkey-flower, Pulsifer's monkey-flower |
Scouler's 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, producing long runners from basal nodes with sparse leaves; stems 15-80 cm, erect, not branched or few-branched, glabrous. |
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 cauline, basal ones not typically persistent; petioles 10-25 mm and gradually merging into blade, becoming sessile distally; blade oblong-elliptic to oblong lanceolate, 25-60 mm long and 8-18 mm broad, palmate venation with 5-7 veins to nearly pinnate, base attenuate, margins evenly and shallowly toothed or scalloped with 10-20 teeth per side, apex acute to obtuse, surfaces glabrous. |
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 2-8, emerging distalmost nodes; fruiting pedicels 20-25 mm, glabrous; calyx ovoid, inflated, compressed across sagittal plane, 13-14 mm, glabrous, throat closing; corollas yellow with few or no reddish markings, symmetric bilaterally, bilabiate; tube-throat funnel-shaped and 20-24 mm, protruding 10-15 mm beyond calyx margin; limb expanded 2-30 mm; styles prominently hirsute to villous; anthers not protruding, glabrous. |
Fruits | Capsules 5-8 mm, included. |
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Erythranthe pulsiferae |
Erythranthe scouleri |
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Flowering time | May-July | July-August |
Habitat | Vernally moist areas, seeps, and stream banks from the lowlands to middle elevations. | Seeps, stream and river banks at low elevations. |
Distribution | Occurring east of the Cascades crest in south-central Washington; south-central Washington to California,
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Occurring west of the Cascades in southwestern Washington; southwestern British Columbia to northwestern Oregon. |
Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Sensitive in Washington (WANHP) | Not of concern |
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