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Diplacus linearis

(Benth.) Greene

Chaparral Bush-monkeyflower

G2Imperiled (G2G3Q) Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G2ImperiledGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1269435
Element CodePDSCR220N0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderLamiales
FamilyPhrymaceae
GenusDiplacus
Concept Reference
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.
Taxonomic Comments
The Flora of North America (vol. 17 2019) expands the concept of Diplacus linearis to include D. fasciculatus, while Kartesz (1994) treats them as distinct.
Conservation Status
Review Date1993-10-14
Change Date1993-10-14
Edition Date1993-10-14
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C.
Rank Reasons
The limited distribution, unknown abundance and the confusing taxonomy.
Range Extent Comments
CA (San Diego and Riverside cos.).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Lower and middle slopes of the Mts.
Rocky and disturbed places, below 3500 ft.; chaparral (Munz 1959, as Mimulus aurantiacus Curt. ssp. australis (McMinn) Munz, a synonym of Mimulus longiflorus var. linearis auth., not M. l. Benth. (Munz 1959); Kartesz (1999) lists Mimulus longiflorus var. linearis (Benth.) A.L. Grant as a synonym of Diplacus linearis)
Terrestrial Habitats
Shrubland/chaparral
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN2
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
California (3)
AreaForestAcres
Bear MountainLos Padres National Forest913
Black ButteLos Padres National Forest5,116
Chalk PeakLos Padres National Forest7,472
References (4)
  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. 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.
  3. McMinn, H.E. 1964. An illustrated manual of California shrubs. Univ. California Press, Berkeley, CA.
  4. Munz, P.A., with D.D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1681 pp.