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Erythranthe ptilota

Nesom

Muskflower

GNRUnranked Found in 8 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.146016
Element CodePDSCR1B1X4
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderLamiales
FamilyPhrymaceae
GenusErythranthe
Synonyms
Erythranthe inodora(Greene) G.L. NesomMimulus moschatus var. sessilifoliusGray
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
Plants formerly identified as E. inodora by Nesom (2012) (included in Kartesz's M. moschatus var. moniliformis) have been named E. ptilota by Nesom (2017) and FNA (vol. 17 2019) and synonymized with M. moschatus var. sessilifolius.
Conservation Status
Change Date1993-03-16
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (8)
California (5)
AreaForestAcres
Board CampSix Rivers National Forest4,527
EagleShasta-Trinity National Forest6,553
Little French CShasta-Trinity National Forest11,529
Pilot CreekSix Rivers National Forest9,192
Weaver BallyShasta-Trinity National Forest829
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Drift CreekSiuslaw National Forest6,333
Washington (2)
AreaForestAcres
BourbonGifford Pinchot National Forest4,512
Jefferson RidgeOlympic National Forest6,512
References (5)
  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.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  4. Nesom, G.L. 2012a. Taxonomy of Erythranthe sect. Mimulosma (Phrymaceae). Phytoneuron 41:1-36.
  5. Nesom, G.L. 2017. Taxonomic review of the Erythranthe moschata complex (Phrymaceae). Phytoneuron 2017-17: 1–29.