Diplacus pygmaeus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Diplacus pygmaeus (A.L. Grant) G.L. Nesom

Egg Lake monkeyflower

2016 David popp

2006 Dean Wm. Taylor

James T. Vale and CNPS

2001 Steve Schoenig

2015 Sierra Pacific Industries

Diplacus pygmaeus is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found in Oregon.

also called Mimulus pygmaeus

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.2 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search (66 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Diplacus
Family:	Phrymaceae (Scrophulariaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: meadows

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS	Mimulus pygmaeus

Information about Diplacus pygmaeus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape CNPS Inventory: 4.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 01/29/2023).