Erythranthe laciniata

Erythranthe laciniata, synonym Mimulus laciniatus,[1] is an uncommon species of flowering plant known by the common name cutleaf monkeyflower, it is endemic to the High Sierra Nevada in California.

Cutleaf monkeyflower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Phrymaceae
Genus: Erythranthe
Species:
E. laciniata
Binomial name
Erythranthe laciniata
(A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
Synonyms[1]
  • Mimulus eisenii Kellogg
  • Mimulus laciniatus A.Gray

Description

Erythranthe laciniata is an annual herb producing a mostly hairless stem reaching maximum heights between 3 and 38 centimeters.[2] The oppositely arranged leaves are up to 5 centimeters in length and generally oval in shape, though some of them are divided into lobes.[3] The inflorescence is a raceme of several tiny red-spotted yellow flowers each 4 millimeters to 1.5 centimeters long. The tubular base of each flower is encapsulated in a ribbed, reddish calyx of sepals.

Distribution

Erythranthe laciniata is endemic to the High Sierra Nevada in California, where it most often grows in moist areas on granitic soils.[4]

References
  1. "Erythranthe laciniata (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  2. Sweigart, Andrea L.; John H. Willis (November 2003). "Patterns of Nucleotide Diversity in Two Species of Mimulus Are Affected by Mating System and Asymmetric Introgression". Evolution. 57 (11): 2490–2506. doi:10.1111/j.0014-3820.2003.tb01494.x. PMID 14686526.
  3. Vickery, Robert K. Jr. (March 1964). "Barriers to Gene Exchange Between Members of the Mimulus guttatus Complex (Scrophulariaceae)". Evolution. 18 (1): 52–69. doi:10.2307/2406419. JSTOR 2406419.
  4. Fenster, Charles B.; Kermit Ritland (September 1994). "Evidence for Natural Selection on Mating System in Mimulus (Scrophulariaceae)". International Journal of Plant Sciences. 155 (5): 588–596. doi:10.1086/297197. JSTOR 2475032. S2CID 84422852.


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