Diplacus aridus - Calflora

Diplacus aridus Curtis (Abrams) D. M. Thomps.

Low bush monkeyflower

2012 Duncan S. Bell

2025 SD - SD Herbarium, San Diego Natural History Museum

Diplacus aridus is a shrub that is native to California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.3 (limited distribution)


	Plant Range Observation Search: ~89 records Add an Observation Plant Characteristics Location Suitability one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period


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

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


CNPS	Mimulus aridus, Mimulus aurantiacus var. aridus
JEF + PLANTS	Mimulus aridus
JEF	Mimulus aurantiacus var. aridus
CNPS	Mimulus aridus

External links:


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Consortium of California Herbaria (CCH2) CNPS Rare Plant Inventory: 4.3 International Plants Names Index (IPNI)	CalPhotos iNaturalist PlantID.net Calscape BONAP (Distribution Map)
[wikipedia] Previous name, Distribution: Diplacus aridus, is a species of monkeyflower with yellow blossoms. It was formerly known as Mimulus aridus.[1][2][3][4] Distribution This species is native to San Diego County in Southern California, and to Baja California. In Baja California, Mimulus aridus occurs in association with Daucus pusillus and Adiantum jordanii.[5] (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links null:!null:!null:!520844:!