''Diplacus torreyi'' is a species of

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known by the common name Torrey's monkeyflower.

Distribution

This species is

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to eastern montane

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, where it is known from the high mountain ranges of the southern Cascades through all the

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into the

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. It grows in open and disturbed mountain habitat types, such as rock outcrops.

Description

''Diplacus torreyi'' is an annual herb growing 4 to 38 centimeters tall. The oppositely arranged oval leaves are up to 4 centimeters long and generally oval in shape. The tubular base of the flower is encapsulated in a thin, green, lightly hairy calyx of

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s. The flower corolla is 1 to 2 centimeters long and divided into a reflexed upper lip and slightly protruding lower lip. The flower is pink in color with two gold stripes with magenta borders in the mouth, and usually no spotting or other markings.

References

External links

Jepson Manual Treatment — ''Mimulus torreyi''USDA Plants Profile: ''Mimulus torreyi''Mimulus torreyi — Photo gallery
torreyi Endemic flora of California Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Flora of the Cascade Range Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Lamiales-stub