Calflora
Taxon  Report   13494    
Erythranthe moschata  (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom
Musk monkeyflower
Erythranthe moschata, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
also called Mimulus moschatus
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial

Bloom Period
Family: Phrymaceae  
Genus: Erythranthe

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs in wetlands

Communities: Northern Coastal Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF
Alternate Names:
JEFErythranthe inodora
JEFErythranthe moniliformis
JEFMimulus crinitus
JEFMimulus discolor
JEFMimulus guttatus var. moschatus
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More information about  Erythranthe moschata
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.
Jepson eFlora


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]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 05/20/2022).