Erythranthe arenaria, formerly Mimulus arenarius, also known as sand-loving monkeyflower, is a species of flowering plant.[1] This plant is native to eastern California in the United States, where it is found in the central and southern Sierra Nevada mountains.[2] Sand-loving monkeyflower is usually found in "sandy flats, sand bars, washes, seasonal creek beds" in the foothills and the High Sierra.[3]
| Erythranthe arenaria | |
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| Fresno County, California, 2018 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Phrymaceae |
| Genus: | Erythranthe |
| Species: | E. arenaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Erythranthe arenaria (A.L. Grant, 1925) G.L. Nesom, 2012
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| Synonyms | |
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Mimulus arenarius | |
The type specimen was collected from near Huntington Lake in Fresno County, in 1917.[4] This plant was moved from the genus Mimulus to the genus Erythranthe in 2012.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Erythranthe arenaria (Sand-loving Monkeyflower)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ^ "Erythranthe arenaria Calflora". www.calflora.org. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ^ "Erythranthe arenaria". ucjeps.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ^ a b Nesom, G.L. 2012. Taxonomy of Erythranthe sect. Mimulosma (Phrymaceae). Phytoneuron 2012-41: 1–36. Published 16 May 2012. ISSN 2153-733X
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