Calflora Taxon Report
Erythranthe cardinalis Douglas ex Benth.
Cardinal monkey flower
Erythranthe cardinalis is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

Alternate Names and Sources:
Mimulus cardinalis var. griseusJEPS
Mimulus cardinalis var. rigensJEPS
Mimulus cardinalisJEPS
Mimulus cardinalisPLANTS
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Accepted by: JEPS + POWO
Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot

Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands
Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian, many plant communities

[Wikipedia] Description, Pollination: Erythranthe cardinalis is a perennial herb that grows 1 - 3 feet (30 - 91 cm) tall.[7] It is a fairly large, spreading, attractive plant which bears strongly reflexed, nectar-rich red or orange-red flowers and toothed, downy leaves. It is native to the West Coast and Southwestern United States and Baja California, and is generally found at low elevation in moist areas. Occasional populations of yellow-flowered Erythranthe cardinalis (which lack anthocyanin pigments in their corollas) are found in the wild.[8] Pollination Its blooms and large nectar load attract hummingbirds, whose foreheads serve as the pollen transfer surface between flowers. In the area where it overlaps with its sister species, Erythranthe lewisii, reproductive isolation is maintained almost exclusively through pollinator preference.[10] (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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