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known by the common name little redstem monkeyflower. It was formerly known as ''Mimulus rubellus''.

Distribution

It is native to western North America, including the southwestern United States to

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Description

''Erythranthe rubellus'' is an annual herb growing 2 to 32 centimeters tall with a very slender, red stem. The oppositely arranged oval leaves are up to 3 centimeters long and lance-shaped to oval, the lower ones borne on short petioles. The herbage is usually lightly hairy and green to reddish in color. The petite tubular flower is no more than a centimeter long, the base of its tube encapsulated in a narrow, ribbed calyx of

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s. The flower may be yellow or pink in color and the mouth of the flower is usually dotted with red or purple.

References

External links

Jepson Manual Treatment - Mimulus rubellusUSDA Plants Profile: ''Mimulus rubellus''Mimulus rubellus - Photo gallery
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