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Diplacus bicolor

(A. Gray) Hrusa

Varicolor Monkeyflower

G2Imperiled (G2G3) Found in 20 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G2ImperiledGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.152137
Element CodePDSCR1B2V0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single state or province
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderLamiales
FamilyPhrymaceae
GenusDiplacus
Synonyms
Mimulus whitneyiGray
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) treats Mimulus whitneyi as Diplacus bicolor; these represent the same concept for the element.
Conservation Status
Review Date1990-01-16
Change Date1990-01-16
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

On gravelly, often granitic, substrates; in dry forest openings, disturbed areas, roadbanks, and exposed runoff areas within coniferous forest communities (Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Montane Coniferous Forest, Subalpine Forest). 1500 - 3400 m.
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest/WoodlandForest - ConiferForest Edge
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN2
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (20)
California (20)
AreaForestAcres
AgnewSequoia National Forest9,561
Black Mtn.Sequoia National Forest15,102
ChannellSequoia National Forest45,429
ChicoSequoia National Forest39,836
Dinkey LakesSierra National Forest34,171
Domeland Add.Sequoia National Forest3,046
Greenhorn CreekSequoia National Forest28,226
Jennie LakeSequoia National Forest2,388
Kings RiverSierra National Forest52,999
Lion RidgeSequoia National Forest5,265
Mill CreekSequoia National Forest27,643
MonarchSierra National Forest697
MosesSequoia National Forest22,077
RinconSequoia National Forest54,610
San JoaquinSierra National Forest22,474
ShuteyeSierra National Forest7,313
Slate Mtn.Sequoia National Forest12,299
South SierraInyo National Forest41,853
South SierraSequoia National Forest8,008
WoodpeckerSequoia National Forest11,936
References (8)
  1. CalFlora. 2005. Information on California plants for education, research and conservation. Berkeley, California: The CalFlora Database [web application]. Available: http://www.calflora.org/. (Accessed 2005)
  2. 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.
  3. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
  4. 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.
  5. Munz, P.A., and D.D. Keck. 1973. A California Flora and Supplement. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1905 pp.
  6. Munz, P.A., with D.D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1681 pp.
  7. Twisselmann, E.C. 1967. A flora of Kern County, California. California Native Plant Society, Sacramento. 395 pp.
  8. Weeden, N.F. 1996. A Sierra Nevada flora. 4th edition. Wilderness Press, Berkeley, California. 259 pp.