Erythranthe floribunda
Plant species in the monkeyflower genus
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Erythranthe floribunda is a species of monkeyflower known by the common name many-flowered monkeyflower. It is native to western North America from western Canada to California and northern Mexico, to the Rocky Mountains. It grows in many types of habitat, especially moist areas. It was formerly known as Mimulus floribundus.[4][5][6][7]
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| Humboldt County, Nevada, 2023 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Phrymaceae |
| Genus: | Erythranthe |
| Species: | E. floribunda |
| Binomial name | |
| Erythranthe floribunda | |
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Description
This plant is variable in morphology, taking several forms. In general it is an annual herb with a thin stem 3 to 50 centimeters long, growing upright or decumbent. In texture it is hairy and sometimes slimy. The oppositely arranged leaves vary in size and shape. The tubular base of the flower is encapsulated in a hairy calyx of sepals with pointed lobes. The corolla of the flower is yellow and up to 1.5 centimeters long.
Taxonomy
Erythranthe floribunda was scientifically described in 1828 by John Lindley and named Mimulus floribundus. In 2012 it was moved to the genus Erythranthe by Guy L. Nesom, giving the species its accepted name. According to Plants of the World Online it has 12 synonyms.[3]
| Name | Year | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capraria pusilla Torr. | 1824 | species | = het. |
| Mimulus deltoideus Gand. | 1919 | species | = het. |
| Mimulus floribundus Lindl. | 1828 | species | ≡ hom. |
| Mimulus floribundus var. membranaceus (A.Nelson) A.L.Grant | 1924 | variety | = het. |
| Mimulus floribundus var. minor Hook. | 1838 | variety | = het. |
| Mimulus floribundus var. subulatus A.L.Grant | 1924 | variety | = het. |
| Mimulus membranaceus A.Nelson | 1903 | species | = het. |
| Mimulus multiflorus Pennell | 1947 | species | = het. |
| Mimulus peduncularis Douglas ex Benth. | 1835 | species | = het. |
| Mimulus serotinus Suksd. | 1900 | species | = het. |
| Mimulus subulatus (A.L.Grant) Pennell | 1947 | species | = het. |
| Mimulus trisulcatus Pennell | 1947 | species | = het. |
| Notes: ≡ homotypic synonym; = heterotypic synonym | |||