Calflora
Taxon  Report   13428    
Diplacus douglasii  (Benth.) G.L. Nesom
Purple mouse ears
Diplacus douglasii, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California, is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.
also called Mimulus douglasii
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: Diplacus

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Serpentine affinity: 2.7; (strong indicator)

Communities: Chaparral, Foothill Woodland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

 Alternate Names:
JEF: Mimulus douglasii
More information about  Diplacus douglasii
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (MIDO2)

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

Landscape information from Calscape

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Consortium of California Herbaria

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]. 2020. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Jul 14, 2020).