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little redstem monkeyflower, red stem himulus, redstem monkeyflower, redstem or little redstem monkeyflower

Southwestern mat monkeyflower

Habit Annuals, taprooted. Perennials, rhizomatous, sometimes rooting at nodes, mat-forming.
Stems

erect, simple, sometimes branched from basal nodes, 3–32 cm, minutely puberulent.

procumbent, branched, 5–15 cm, stipitate-glandular distally.

Leaves

cauline, basal not persistent;

petiole 0 mm;

blade palmately 3-veined (in broader ones), linear to elliptic, 5–22(–30) × 1–5 mm, base narrowed, margins entire, sometimes toothed, apex acute to obtuse, surfaces minutely puberulent.

cauline;

petiole 1–4 mm;

blade palmately 3-veined, ovate to orbicular-ovate or depressed-ovate, 3–11 × 3–9 mm, base truncate to cuneate, margins shallowly denticulate to dentate, teeth 3–5 per side, apex acute to obtuse, surfaces villous-hirsute, hairs whitish, thickened, flattened, stiff, gland-tipped.

Flowers

herkogamous, sometimes plesiogamous, 1–106, from distal or medial to distal nodes.

plesiogamous, 2–8, axillary at distal nodes.

Styles

glabrous.

glabrous.

Corollas

yellow and abaxial limb and throat red dotted or pink to purple and throat yellow, bilaterally symmetric, weakly bilabiate;

tube-throat cylindric, 4–10 mm, exserted beyond calyx margin;

limb expanded 3–5 mm, lobes entire or weakly notched, abaxial limb glabrous.

yellow, red-dotted, bilaterally symmetric, bilabiate;

tube-throat funnelform, 6–8 mm, exserted beyond calyx margin;

limb expanded 4–6 mm, abaxial limb spreading, lobes fimbriate.

Fruiting pedicels

2–18 mm.

7–15 mm, minutely stipitate-glandular.

Fruiting calyces

becoming red-angled or red, campanulate to nearly cylindric, 4–9 mm, margins distinctly toothed or lobed, glabrous or minutely puberulent, ribs thickened, lobes pronounced, erect, margins ciliate.

nodding 45–90º, 5-lobed, cylindric-ovoid, inflated, sagittally compressed, 4–5 mm, villous-hirsute, throat closing.

Capsules

included, 3–8 mm.

included, 3–4 mm.

Anthers

included, glabrous.

included, glabrous.

2n

= 32.

Erythranthe rubella

Erythranthe parvula

Phenology Flowering Apr–Jun. Flowering Apr–Sep.
Habitat Open slopes and washes. Wet vertical rock faces, ledges, and rocky slopes, seepy wash banks.
Elevation 300–3000 m. [1000–9800 ft.] 500–2400(–3400) m. [1600–7900(–11200) ft.]
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; CA; CO; NM; NV; TX; UT; WY; Mexico (Baja California, Sonora)
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from FNA
AZ; NM; Mexico (Sonora)
Discussion

All monkeyflowers with laciniate-lobed corollas have generally been identified as Mimulus dentilobus B. L. Robinson & Fernald, but these occur as three, morphologically distinct, widely allopatric population systems, each of which is regarded as a separate species (G. L. Nesom 2012g). Erythranthe dentiloba (B. L. Robinson & Fernald) G. L. Nesom, which is endemic to Mexico, is the only one of the three with an allogamous breeding system. Erythranthe parvula is restricted to Arizona and New Mexico except for one locality in northern Sonora, Mexico. Erythranthe chinatiensis is the third species of the group.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 17, p. 384. Treatment authors: Guy L. Nesom, Naomi S. Fraga. FNA vol. 17, p. 424. Treatment authors: Guy L. Nesom, Naomi S. Fraga.
Parent taxa Phrymaceae > Erythranthe Phrymaceae > Erythranthe
Sibling taxa
E. acutidens, E. alsinoides, E. ampliata, E. androsacea, E. arenaria, E. arenicola, E. arvensis, E. barbata, E. bicolor, E. brachystylis, E. breviflora, E. breweri, E. caespitosa, E. calcicola, E. calciphila, E. cardinalis, E. carsonensis, E. charlestonensis, E. chinatiensis, E. cinnabarina, E. corallina, E. cordata, E. decora, E. dentata, E. diffusa, E. discolor, E. eastwoodiae, E. erubescens, E. exigua, E. filicaulis, E. filicifolia, E. floribunda, E. gemmipara, E. geniculata, E. geyeri, E. glaucescens, E. gracilipes, E. grandis, E. grayi, E. guttata, E. hallii, E. hardhamiae, E. hymenophylla, E. inamoena, E. inconspicua, E. inflatula, E. jungermannioides, E. laciniata, E. latidens, E. lewisii, E. linearifolia, E. marmorata, E. michiganensis, E. microphylla, E. minor, E. montioides, E. moschata, E. nasuta, E. norrisii, E. nudata, E. palmeri, E. pardalis, E. parishii, E. parvula, E. patula, E. percaulis, E. primuloides, E. ptilota, E. pulsiferae, E. purpurea, E. regni, E. rhodopetra, E. scouleri, E. shevockii, E. sierrae, E. suksdorfii, E. taylorii, E. thermalis, E. tilingii, E. trinitiensis, E. unimaculata, E. utahensis, E. verbenacea, E. washingtonensis, E. willisii, E. veronicifolia
E. acutidens, E. alsinoides, E. ampliata, E. androsacea, E. arenaria, E. arenicola, E. arvensis, E. barbata, E. bicolor, E. brachystylis, E. breviflora, E. breweri, E. caespitosa, E. calcicola, E. calciphila, E. cardinalis, E. carsonensis, E. charlestonensis, E. chinatiensis, E. cinnabarina, E. corallina, E. cordata, E. decora, E. dentata, E. diffusa, E. discolor, E. eastwoodiae, E. erubescens, E. exigua, E. filicaulis, E. filicifolia, E. floribunda, E. gemmipara, E. geniculata, E. geyeri, E. glaucescens, E. gracilipes, E. grandis, E. grayi, E. guttata, E. hallii, E. hardhamiae, E. hymenophylla, E. inamoena, E. inconspicua, E. inflatula, E. jungermannioides, E. laciniata, E. latidens, E. lewisii, E. linearifolia, E. marmorata, E. michiganensis, E. microphylla, E. minor, E. montioides, E. moschata, E. nasuta, E. norrisii, E. nudata, E. palmeri, E. pardalis, E. parishii, E. patula, E. percaulis, E. primuloides, E. ptilota, E. pulsiferae, E. purpurea, E. regni, E. rhodopetra, E. rubella, E. scouleri, E. shevockii, E. sierrae, E. suksdorfii, E. taylorii, E. thermalis, E. tilingii, E. trinitiensis, E. unimaculata, E. utahensis, E. verbenacea, E. washingtonensis, E. willisii, E. veronicifolia
Synonyms Mimulus rubellus, M. gratioloides Mimulus parvulus
Name authority (A. Gray) N. S. Fraga: Phytoneuron 2012-39: 35. (2012) (Wooton & Standley) G. L. Nesom: Phytoneuron 2012-39: 44. (2012)
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