Diplacus rattanii

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Diplacus rattanii
Rattan's monkeyflower imported from iNaturalist photo 277381261 on 16 February 2024.jpg
Pinnacles National Park, 2023
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Phrymaceae
Genus: Diplacus
Species:
D. rattanii
Binomial name
Diplacus rattanii

Diplacus rattanii is a species of monkeyflower known by the common name Rattan's monkeyflower. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Distribution

It is endemic to California, where it is known from the North and Central Coast Ranges. It grows in open and disturbed habitat types, such as rock outcrops and areas recently cleared by wildfire.

Description

Diplacus rattanii is an annual herb growing 1 to 18 centimeters tall. The oppositely arranged oval leaves are up to 4.6 centimeters long, the newer ones hairy in texture. The flower is no more than a centimeter long, its tubular base encapsulated in a swollen, ribbed calyx of hairy sepals. The flower is magenta in color, often with yellow markings in the mouth.

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References

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