Diplacus fremontii Calflora

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Diplacus fremontii (Benth.) A. Gray

Fremont's monkeyflower

Diplacus fremontii is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Mimulus fremontii


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Genus:	Diplacus
Family:	Phrymaceae (Scrophulariaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Mimulus fremontii var. fremontii
JEF	Mimulus fremontii

Information about Diplacus fremontii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] Flower Color: The corolla of the flower is reddish-purple with a darker pink throat with a yellow spot. There are occasionally all-yellow flowers. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/26/2025).