Diplacus parviflorus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Phrymaceae |
Genus: | Diplacus |
Species: | D. parviflorus |
Binomial name | |
Diplacus parviflorus | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Diplacus parviflorus, also known as the island bush monkeyflower, is a species of flowering plant endemic to California. [2] This monkeyflower is an uncommon plant found only on four of the Channel Islands of California (Anacapa, San Clemente, Santa Cruz, and Santa Rosa) and in San Diego County. [3] [4] This plant sometimes hybridizes with Diplacus longiflorus . [5] This species is attractive to butterflies including the western buckeye, mylitta crescent, and the variable checkerspot. [4] This species was formerly considered part of the Mimulus aurantiacus species complex. [6]