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Erythranthe eastwoodiae
Erythranthe eastwoodiae (Rydb.) G.L.Nesom & N.S.Fraga
Eastwood's Monkeyflower, Eastwood's Monkey-flower, Crimson Monkeyflower, Scarlet Monkeyflower
Phrymaceae (Lopseed Family)
Synonym(s): Mimulus eastwoodiae
USDA Symbol: EREA4
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
"Perennials, stoloniferous, sometimes also rhizomatous. Stems scandent to pendent, usually simple, 5-30(-40) cm, villous-glandular to minutely stipitate-glandular, hairs often a mixture of longer and much shorter ones, gland-tipped." (Webref: 38).
"The range of Erythranthe eastwoodiae appears to be essentially contiguous with that of E. verbenacea in the Grand Canyon region, but there is no evidence of hybridization.
Erythranthe eastwoodiae (as Mimulus eastwoodiae) is in the Center for Plant Conservation"„¢s National Collection of Endangered Plants." (Webref: 38).
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule , Caryopsis
Size Notes: "Stems scandent to pendent, usually simple, 5-30(-40) cm." (Webref: 38).
Leaf: "Leaves cauline; petiole 0 mm; blade palmately 3-veined, flabellate distally to obovate to oblanceolate or elliptic, (5-)13-40(-55) x 8-20(-25) mm, largest near mid stem or distally, thick, base cuneate to rounded, subclasping, margins coarsely serrate on distal 1/2, apex acute, surfaces villous-glandular to minutely stipitate-glandular, hairs often a mixture of longer and much shorter ones, gland-tipped." (Webref: 38).
Flower: "Flowers herkogamous, 2-8, axillary at leafy medial to distal nodes. Fruiting pedicels 10-30(-40) mm. Fruiting calyces cuneate-cylindric to cylindric, weakly or not inflated, 15-23(-27) mm, glabrous or minutely stipitate-glandular to sparsely glandular-villosulous, lobes triangular-acuminate. Corollas scarlet to orange-red or orange, palate red, not spotted or striped, bilaterally symmetric, strongly bilabiate; tube-throat narrowly funnelform, 20-30 mm, exserted 5-15 mm beyond calyx margin; throat open, palate puberulent. Styles glabrous. Anthers exserted, villous, thecae reflexed 45 degrees." (Webref: 38).
Fruit: "Capsules included, 6-10 mm. 2n = 16." (Webref: 38).
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Red , OrangeBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Bloom Notes: "Phenology: Flowering May-Sep(-Nov)." (Webref: 38).
Distribution
USA: AZ , CO , NM , UTNative Distribution: "Erythranthe eastwoodiae, an uncommon species, is endemic to the Colorado Plateau, mostly in northern Arizona and southern Utah, growing in seeps and hanging gardens, often along canyons." (Webref: 15).
Native Habitat: "Habitat: Seepages in sandstone overhangs, cave roofs, walls, crevices, and cliff bases, pinyon-juniper woodlands. Elevation: 900-2000 m." (Webref: 38).
National Wetland Indicator Status
| Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
| Status: | OBL | OBL |
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Webref 15 - The American Southwest (1994) John Crossley
Additional resources
USDA: Find Erythranthe eastwoodiae in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Erythranthe eastwoodiae in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Erythranthe eastwoodiae
Metadata
Record Modified: 0000-00-00Research By: Joseph A. Marcus