Erythranthe breviflora

(Piper) G.L. Nesom

Short-flower Monkeyflower

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.133266
Element CodePDSCR1B0L0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderLamiales
FamilyPhrymaceae
GenusErythranthe
Synonyms
Mimulus breviflorusPiper
Other Common Names
Mimule à fleurs courtes (FR)
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 breviflorus to Erythranthe breviflora; these represent the same concept for the element.
Conservation Status
Review Date1984-11-02
Change Date1984-11-02
Ecology & Habitat

Description

Short-flowered Monkeyflower is a slender, glandular annual with branched stems that are up to 10 cm high. The opposite leaves have petioles and narrowly elliptic blades that are 5-20 mm long with entire or sparingly-toothed margins. The long-stalked flowers are borne in the axils of the upper leaves. The glandular, tubular calyx has 5 short lobes. The faintly spotted, yellow, tubular corolla is 4-7 mm long, has 5 nearly equal lobes, and is slightly 2-lipped. The fruit is a round capsule.

Diagnostic Characteristics

M. FLORIBUNDUS has broadly lance-shaped leaf blades, and M. SUKSDORFII has strap-shaped leaves without petioles.
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MassachusettsSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
IdahoS2Yes
MontanaS1Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
SoldierModoc National Forest10,102
Oregon (2)
AreaForestAcres
HomesteadWallowa-Whitman National Forest5,817
Myrtle SilviesMalheur National Forest11,679
Washington (2)
AreaForestAcres
Bodie MountainColville National Forest2,467
Bodie MountainOkanogan National Forest3,941
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.