''Erythranthe erubescens'', the California blushing monkeyflower, is a species of flowering plant in the family

Phrymaceae Phrymaceae, also known as the lopseed family, is a small family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales.Peter F. Stevens (2001 onwards). "Phrymaceae" At: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. At: Botanical Databases At: Missouri Botanical Garden Websi ...

, native to the U.S. states of California and Nevada. A perennial, it is found in the

Sierra Nevada The Sierra Nevada ( ) is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies primari ...

, and is sister to ''

Erythranthe lewisii ''Erythranthe lewisii'' (Lewis' monkeyflower, great purple monkeyflower) is a perennial plant in the family Phrymaceae. It is named in honor of explorer Meriwether Lewis. Together with other species in ''Erythranthe'', it serves as a model syste ...

''.

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erubescens Flora of California Flora of Nevada Endemic flora of the United States Plants described in 2014 Taxa named by Guy L. Nesom {{Lamiales-stub