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Erythranthe lewisii

(Pursh) G.L. Nesom & N.S. Fraga

Lewis' Monkeyflower

G5Secure Found in 251 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.141345
Element CodePDSCR1B1R0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderLamiales
FamilyPhrymaceae
GenusErythranthe
Synonyms
Mimulus lewisiiPursh
Other Common Names
Great Purple Monkeyflower (EN) Mimule de Lewis (FR) purple monkeyflower (EN) Red Monkeyflower (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
The Flora of North America (vol. 17 2019) transfers Mimulus lewisii to Erythranthe lewisii; these represent the same concept for the element.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-08-17
Change Date1984-01-19
Range Extent20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)
Rank Reasons
Common to occasional in western North America, with thousands of occurrences.
Range Extent Comments
Southeast Alaska to California and Wyoming.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Wet open areas and woods.
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
AlaskaS2Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
ColoradoS2Yes
OregonSNRYes
MontanaS4Yes
IdahoSNRYes
UtahS3Yes
WyomingS4Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS3Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (251)
Alaska (5)
AreaForestAcres
Hoonah SoundTongass National Forest79,764
HyderTongass National Forest121,723
Port AlexanderTongass National Forest120,681
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
Tenakee RidgeTongass National Forest20,527
California (6)
AreaForestAcres
Crane Mtn.Modoc National Forest1,269
Mt. BidwellModoc National Forest11,687
Mt. VidaModoc National Forest7,771
Orleans Mtn.Klamath National Forest49,090
PowleyModoc National Forest6,268
SoldierModoc National Forest10,102
Colorado (1)
AreaForestAcres
Dome PeakRoutt NF35,716
Idaho (14)
AreaForestAcres
Bighorn - WeitasNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest254,845
Boulder - White CloudsSalmon-Challis National Forest139,297
Boulder - White CloudsSawtooth National Forest322,653
HoodooNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest153,868
Italian PeakCaribou-Targhee National Forest141,158
Lemhi RangeSalmon-Challis National Forest308,533
NeedlesPayette National Forest131,279
North Lochsa SlopeNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest117,662
PalisadesCaribou-Targhee National Forest122,002
Peace RockBoise National Forest191,734
Pioneer MountainsSawtooth National Forest119,563
Pioneer MountainsSalmon-Challis National Forest172,460
SeceshPayette National Forest248,088
West Meadow CreekNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest115,949
Montana (68)
AreaForestAcres
Allan Mountain (01946)Bitterroot National Forest104,184
Anderson MountainBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest31,501
Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - SwanLewis and Clark National Forest344,022
Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - SwanLolo National Forest118,485
BeartoothCuster National Forest1,142
BeartoothGallatin National Forest5,285
Beaver LakeBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest11,863
Big BaldyLewis and Clark National Forest43,135
Blue Joint (mwsa) (01941)Bitterroot National Forest64,764
Bmss Ra 1485Flathead National Forest334,275
BridgerGallatin National Forest45,059
Buckhorn Ridge (MT)Kootenai National Forest34,716
Burnt MountainCuster National Forest10,698
Cabin Creek Wildlife Management Area OcdGallatin National Forest35,048
Cabinet Face East #671Kootenai National Forest50,326
Coal Ridge Ra 1127Flathead National Forest15,429
Continental Divide National Scenic TrailBitterroot National Forest312
Crazy MountainGallatin National Forest82,093
East PioneerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest145,082
Electric PeakHelena National Forest27,872
Electric PeakBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest17,997
ElkhornHelena National Forest75,468
Evans GulchLolo National Forest8,059
Fishtail SaddlebackCuster National Forest16,359
Gallatin FringeGallatin National Forest51,571
HoodooLolo National Forest105,162
Hyalite - Porcupine - Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study AreaGallatin National Forest143,991
Italian PeakBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest90,401
Jerico MountainHelena National Forest8,445
Lazyman GulchHelena National Forest11,614
Line Creek PlateauCuster National Forest24,825
LionheadGallatin National Forest33,549
MadisonGallatin National Forest127,859
Maple PeakLolo National Forest6,469
Marshall PeakLolo National Forest9,069
Meadow Creek - Upper North ForkLolo National Forest6,906
Middle Mtn. / Tobacco RootsBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest96,487
Mt. Gmt Area HCuster National Forest1,335
Mt. JeffersonBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest4,482
North AbsarokaGallatin National Forest159,075
North AbsarokaCuster National Forest21,063
North Big HoleBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest52,227
North CarpBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest6,600
Northwest PeaksKootenai National Forest15,358
PotosiBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest5,194
Proposed Line Creek PrnaCuster National Forest389
RattlesnakeLolo National Forest2,881
Red Lodge Creek HellroaringCuster National Forest17,210
ReefGallatin National Forest2,500
Roberts #691Kootenai National Forest3,444
Robinson Mountain #164Kootenai National Forest7,030
SapphireBitterroot National Forest43,303
SapphiresBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest66,619
Selway - Bitterroot (01067)Bitterroot National Forest114,953
Sheep Mountain - StatelineLolo National Forest37,844
Silver KingBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest64,289
Stony MountainBitterroot National Forest44,057
Tash PeakBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest61,312
Ten Lakes #683Kootenai National Forest48,545
Thompson Seton #483Kootenai National Forest29,379
Thompson Seton RA 1483Flathead National Forest52,235
Tolan Creek (x1070)Bitterroot National Forest7,090
Tuchuck #664Kootenai National Forest2,239
Tuchuck Ra 1482Flathead National Forest17,730
Ward EagleLolo National Forest8,556
West Big HoleBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest133,563
West PioneerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest248,631
Willard Estelle #173Kootenai National Forest3,714
Nevada (16)
AreaForestAcres
Copper Mtns.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest31,945
Humboldt - Angel LkHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,008
Humboldt - WinchellHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,272
Jarbidge - Biroth RdgHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest4,887
Jarbidge - Canyon CkHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest3,258
Jarbidge - Coon CkHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest866
Jarbidge - Pete BasinHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,247
Jarbidge - Slide CkHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest752
Jarbidge - Sun CreekHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest8,823
Pearl PeakHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest71,405
Ruby - MarshHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest10,164
Ruby - Secret Pk.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest6,749
Ruby - SegundaHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest12,532
Ruby - Smith CkHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest7,553
Ruby - SouthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest13,195
Snake - Peacock CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,069
Oregon (36)
AreaForestAcres
Badger CreekMt. Hood National Forest847
Baldy MountainMalheur National Forest6,416
BearwallowsDeschutes National Forest7,317
Beaver CreekWallowa-Whitman National Forest12,973
Bend WatershedDeschutes National Forest14,829
Boulder ParkWallowa-Whitman National Forest12,141
Crane MountainFremont National Forest23,096
Drake - McdowellFremont National Forest5,767
Echo MountainWillamette National Forest8,098
Glacier MountainMalheur National Forest20,661
Greenhorn MountainMalheur National Forest15,936
Greenhorn Mtn.Umatilla National Forest11,191
HuckleberryWallowa-Whitman National Forest11,238
HuckleberryWillamette National Forest793
Hurricane CreekWallowa-Whitman National Forest1,606
Imnaha FaceWallowa-Whitman National Forest29,575
Jumpoff JoeMalheur National Forest3,889
Lake ForkWallowa-Whitman National Forest21,936
Lick CreekWallowa-Whitman National Forest1,956
Little CreekWallowa-Whitman National Forest2,815
Little Eagle MeadowsWallowa-Whitman National Forest6,984
Little SheepWallowa-Whitman National Forest5,238
Lookout MountainOchoco National Forest14,115
Middle SantiamWillamette National Forest7,316
Mt. JeffersonDeschutes National Forest2,282
Mt. Hood AdditionsMt. Hood National Forest13,061
Mt. ThielsenWinema National Forest1,153
North Mt. EmilyUmatilla National Forest4,416
ReservoirWallowa-Whitman National Forest13,641
Salmon - HuckleberryMt. Hood National Forest17,570
Sky Lakes AWinema National Forest3,940
Twin LakesMt. Hood National Forest6,055
Twin MountainWallowa-Whitman National Forest58,533
Upper Catherine CreekWallowa-Whitman National Forest6,446
Upper Grande RondeWallowa-Whitman National Forest11,723
West - South BachelorDeschutes National Forest25,994
Utah (12)
AreaForestAcres
0419020Ashley National Forest355,684
418040Uinta National Forest1,702
Clear CreekSawtooth National Forest7,188
GibsonWasatch-Cache National Forest5,350
High Uintas (UT)Wasatch-Cache National Forest102,398
LakesWasatch-Cache National Forest121,967
Little West Fork BlacksWasatch-Cache National Forest8,209
Lone Peak ContiguousWasatch-Cache National Forest874
Mt. OlympusWasatch-Cache National Forest9,982
Stansbury MountainsWasatch-Cache National Forest39,696
Twin PeaksWasatch-Cache National Forest6,157
White PineWasatch-Cache National Forest1,942
Washington (53)
AreaForestAcres
Alpine Lakes Adj.Wenatchee National Forest57,104
BackboneGifford Pinchot National Forest1,201
Black CanyonOkanogan National Forest9,681
Blue SlideWenatchee National Forest17,505
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
Canyon CreekWenatchee National Forest7,983
ChambersGifford Pinchot National Forest2,006
ChelanWenatchee National Forest74,650
Devils GulchWenatchee National Forest24,419
Eagle RockMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest34,064
EntiatWenatchee National Forest72,617
Glacier Peak BMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest19,328
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Glacier Peak KMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest47,269
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
Goat Rocks AdjWenatchee National Forest6,108
Gotchen CreekGifford Pinchot National Forest7,518
Granite MountainOkanogan National Forest27,428
Heather LakeWenatchee National Forest10,628
Jefferson RidgeOlympic National Forest6,512
Jupiter RidgeOlympic National Forest10,148
Liberty BellOkanogan National Forest108,495
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
Long SwampOkanogan National Forest66,344
Madison CreekOlympic National Forest1,223
ManastashWenatchee National Forest11,155
Mt. Baker MaMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest24,847
Mt. Baker Noisy - DiobsudMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest56,039
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
Mt. BaldyOlympic National Forest3,557
Myrtle LakeWenatchee National Forest11,133
NaneumWenatchee National Forest4,508
Nason RidgeWenatchee National Forest19,329
Norse PeakWenatchee National Forest10,169
Pasayten RimOkanogan National Forest17,074
PompeyGifford Pinchot National Forest23,985
PressentinMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,545
QuartzWenatchee National Forest8,550
QuilceneOlympic National Forest18,656
Red LakeGifford Pinchot National Forest2,162
Rock CreekWenatchee National Forest32,239
SawtoothOkanogan National Forest122,194
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
TaneumWenatchee National Forest26,140
TeanawayWenatchee National Forest72,849
Thorp Mtn.Wenatchee National Forest22,717
TiffanyOkanogan National Forest22,045
Twin LakesWenatchee National Forest22,496
Upper SkokomishOlympic National Forest9,311
West AdamsGifford Pinchot National Forest2,238
White PassGifford Pinchot National Forest1,145
WobblyGifford Pinchot National Forest6,335
Wyoming (40)
AreaForestAcres
Bear MountainMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest9,440
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest16,837
Big SandstoneMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest7,180
Bridger PeakMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest6,697
Canyon CreekShoshone National Forest7,530
Cloud Peak ContiguousBighorn National Forest113,757
Deep CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest6,411
Dunoir Special Management UnitShoshone National Forest29,719
East Fork EncampmentMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest7,445
Encampment River AdditionMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest4,996
Grayback RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest295,113
Gros Ventre MountainsBridger-Teton National Forest106,418
Headwaters Sunlight CreekShoshone National Forest6,016
Horse Creek MesaBighorn National Forest77,808
Little BighornBighorn National Forest133,949
Little SnakeMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest9,920
Middle ForkShoshone National Forest51,772
Mowry PeakMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest6,244
Pacific Creek - Blackrock CreekBridger-Teton National Forest24,658
PalisadesTarghee National Forest1,121
Pass CreekShoshone National Forest6,172
Phillips RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest10,108
ReefShoshone National Forest16,817
Rock CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest18,874
Salt River RangeBridger-Teton National Forest235,661
Sibley LakeBighorn National Forest10,367
Singer PeakMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest10,498
Snowy RangeMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest29,660
South Beartooth HighwayShoshone National Forest105,570
Spread Creek - Gros Ventre RiverBridger-Teton National Forest166,097
Sulphur CreekShoshone National Forest30,221
Teton Corridor TrailheadsBridger-Teton National Forest286
Togwotee PassShoshone National Forest7,344
Trout CreekShoshone National Forest44,034
Walker PrairieBighorn National Forest62,434
Wapiti Valley NorthShoshone National Forest18,345
Wapiti Valley SouthShoshone National Forest43,517
West Slope TetonsTarghee National Forest47,448
West Slope WindsBridger-Teton National Forest143,252
Wilderness Study AreaTarghee National Forest51,961
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2019. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 17: Magnoliophyta: Tetrachondraceae to Orobanchaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 737 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.