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Erythranthe shevockii

Erythranthe pulsiferae

Kelso Creek monkeyflower, Kelso Creek or Shevock's monkeyflower

candelabrum monkey-flower, Pulsifer's monkey-flower
Habit Annuals, taprooted. Annuals, shallowly fibrous-rooted.
Stems

erect, simple or branched from basal nodes, 2–12 cm, minutely puberulent or glabrous.

erect, straight at nodes, simple or few-branched at base, 5–12(–18) cm, minutely stipitate-glandular, hairs 0.1–0.3 mm, gland-tipped.
Leaves

cauline, basal not persistent;

petiole 0 mm;

blade palmately 3-veined (in broader ones), lanceolate to ovate, 3–10 × 1–5 mm, base truncate to truncate-cordate, clasping, margins entire, apex acute to obtuse, surfaces minutely puberulent or glabrous.

basal and cauline;

petiole 2–9 mm, distinctly 3-veined, 2-winged;

blade palmately 3-veined, elliptic-oblong to ovate or oblanceolate, 3–14(–23) × 2–9(–15) mm, base cuneate to attenuate, margins denticulate to entire, apex acute to obtuse, surfaces minutely stipitate-glandular, hairs 0.1–0.3 mm, gland-tipped.
Flowers

herkogamous, 1–16, from distal or medial to distal nodes.

herkogamous, 1–9, from medial to distal nodes.
Styles

glabrous.

glabrous.
Corollas

maroon and yellow, 2 lateral lobes maroon, 1 much larger central lobe yellow (red-spotted), 2 adaxial lobes maroon, bilaterally symmetric, strongly bilabiate;

tube-throat cylindric, 8–12 mm, exserted 2–3 mm beyond calyx margin;

limb expanded 8–15 mm, central lobe 2-fid, abaxial limb sparsely villous-bearded.

yellowish, tube-throat, palate ridges, and limb yellow to pale yellow, abaxial limb red-dotted or not, bilaterally symmetric, weakly bilabiate;

tube-throat funnelform, 6–9 mm, exserted beyond calyx margin;

lobes broadly obovate-suborbicular, apex rounded.
Fruiting pedicels

ascending to often spreading horizontally, 10–22 mm.

divergent-arcuate, 12–38 mm, minutely stipitate-glandular, hairs 0.1–0.3 mm, gland-tipped.
Fruiting calyces

red-spotted or red, campanulate, 4–7 mm, margins distinctly toothed or lobed, minutely puberulent or glabrous, ribs weak, lobes pronounced, erect, margins glabrous.

cylindric, ± inflated, 7–10 mm, margins distinctly toothed or lobed, minutely stipitate-glandular, hairs 0.1–0.3 mm, gland-tipped, lobes pronounced, erect.
Capsules

included, 5–6 mm.

included, 5–8 mm.
Anthers

included, glabrous.

included, glabrous.
2n

= 32.

= 32.

Erythranthe shevockii

Erythranthe pulsiferae
Phenology Flowering Mar–May. Flowering Apr–Jul.
Habitat Level openings in juniper and Joshua tree woodlands. Damp depressions, moist gravel, rocky flats, granite outcrops, wet meadows, lava beds, vernal pools, forest openings, commonly in or near coniferous forests, chaparral-live oak woodlands.
Elevation 900–1400 m. (3000–4600 ft.) 50–1300(–2500) m. (200–4300(–8200) ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
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from FNA
CA; OR; WA
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Discussion

Erythranthe shevockii is known only from the southernmost Sierra Nevada in Kern County. It (as Mimulus shevockii) is in the Center for Plant Conservation’s National Collection of Endangered Plants.

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

Erythranthe pulsiferae is characterized by minutely stipitate-glandular vestiture (lacking villous hairs), elongate internodes, persistent basal leaves, small, palmately veined, cauline leaves with short, three-veined petioles and elliptic-oblong to ovate or oblanceolate blades, divergent-arcuate pedicels, and small, all yellow, weakly bilabiate corollas.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 17, p. 389. FNA vol. 17, p. 398.
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. rubella, E. scouleri, E. sierrae, E. suksdorfii, E. taylorii, E. thermalis, E. tilingii, E. trinitiensis, E. unimaculata, E. utahensis, E. verbenacea, E. washingtonensis, E. willisii
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. 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
Synonyms Mimulus shevockii Mimulus pulsiferae
Name authority (Heckard & Bacigalupi) N. S. Fraga: Phytoneuron 2012-39: 35. (2012) (A. Gray) G. L. Nesom: Phytoneuron 2012-39: 39. (2012)
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