Erythranthe exigua Calflora

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Erythranthe exigua (A. Gray) G.L. Nesom & N.S. Fraga

San Bernardino Mountains monkeyflower

Erythranthe exigua is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found in Baja California.

also called Mimulus exiguus

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~40 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: meadows, pebble-plain

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS	Mimulus exiguus

Information about Erythranthe exigua 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 CNPS Inventory: 1B.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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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: 03/29/2025).