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Erythranthe brachystylis

(Edwin) G.L. Nesom

Ione Monkeyflower

G1Critically Imperiled Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G1Critically ImperiledGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1214501

Element CodePDSCR1B3A0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single state or province

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderLamiales

FamilyPhrymaceae

GenusErythranthe

Synonyms

Mimulus brachystylisEdwin

Concept Reference

Nesom, G.L. 2012d. Taxonomy of Erythranthe Sect. Simiola (Phrymaceae) in the USA and Mexico. Phytoneuron 40: 1-123.

Taxonomic Comments

Kartesz (1994, 1999) included Mimulus brachystylis in Mimulus guttatus. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2019) and Nesom (2012) recognize Erythranthe brachystylis as distinct.

Conservation Status

Rank Method Rank calculation - Biotics v2

Review Date2022-02-23

Change Date2022-02-23

Edition Date2022-04-20

Edition AuthorsTomaino, A. (2002)

Range Extent<100 square km (less than about 40 square miles)

Number of Occurrences1 - 5

Rank Reasons

Erythranthe (Mimulus) brachystylis is known only from the type collection in Nye County, Nevada which was collected in 1940.

Range Extent Comments

The species is known only from Nye County, Nevada (Nesom 2012, Flora of North America Editorial Committee 2019).

Occurrences Comments

The type specimen was collected in 1940 (sometimes erroneously cited as 1930) (U.S. National Herbarium 2022).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Habitat is moist loam around a spring on a steep north slope (Nesom 2012).

Terrestrial Habitats

Grassland/herbaceous

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN1

Province	Rank	Native
Nevada	S1	Yes

Plant Characteristics

DurationANNUAL

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

Nevada (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Arc Dome - Secret Bsn	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	74,782
Bank Springs	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	18,126
South Shoshone Peak	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	24,528

References (4)

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.
Nesom, G.L. 2012d. Taxonomy of <i>Erythranthe </i>Sect. <i>Simiola </i>(Phrymaceae) in the USA and Mexico. Phytoneuron 40: 1-123.
Nevada Natural Heritage Program (NNHP). 2022. Nevada Natural Heritage Program Database. Carson City, Nevada.
U.S. National Herbarium. 2022. Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Online. Available: https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/botany (accessed 2022).