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 | |
Mimulus arenarius |
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]
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]
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 | |
Mimulus arenarius |
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]
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]