#erythranthe

[thelethalsilence]

Erythranthe * Lathyrus * Triteleia * Poa * Delphinium * Lupinus * Delphinium Ackerson Meadows Stanislaus National Forest 2025 Happy Pride

[drhoz]

#3670 - Erythranthe guttata - Seep Monkeyflower

Formerly Mimulus guttatus, the original binomial given to it in 1813 by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle. It's also had 32 synonyms over the years, but in 2012 it was moved to the genus Erythranthe by American botanist Guy L. Nesom. Erythranthe refers to the red flowers of some species in the genus, and guttatus to the spots in the throat of this one.

Native to streambanks and seeps in western North America, tolerating salt spray, toxic mine tailings, hydrothermal fields, and desert conditions, as long as the ground is damp. Very common in New Zealand near water bodies, as here on the bank of the Avon. An introduced species in Europe.

As well as being grown as an ornamental, the leaves are edible, both raw and cooked, and sometimes added to salads.

Christchurch, NZ.

[pickleweed2]

Trinity Monkey Flower, Pink-margined monkey flower, Erythranthe trinitiensis, at 4,000' in the South Fork Mountains. An exciting Klamath Mountains endemic I hadn't come across before, and a California rare plant rank 1B3.

Six Rivers National Forest, California

[ruthbancroftgarden]

Erythranthe erubescens

This plant was previously named Mimulus erubescens, but it has now been moved into the genus Erythranthe. It comes from California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range, and is closely related to Erythranthe lewisii, which has darker magenta flowers and is found to the north in the Cascade Mountains and to the east in the Rocky Mountains.

-Brian

[birdsy-purplefishes]

Another first for me: #ErythrantheCardinalis / #ScarletMonkeyflower. A big, vibrant, red #monkeyflower that grew right at the edges of the stream with the leopard lilies and columbines. #monkeyflowers #erythranthe #californianativeplants #sandiegonativeplants (at Laguna Mountains) https://www.instagram.com/p/CR5Oworjy0_/?utm_medium=tumblr