Calflora Taxon Report
Diplacus johnstonii  (A.L. Grant) G.L. Nesom
Johnston's monkeyflower
Diplacus johnstonii is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
also called Mimulus johnstonii
California Rare Plant Rank: 4.3 (limited distribution).
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Observation Search
~213 records in California
yellowone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Bloom Period
Genus: Diplacus
Family: Phrymaceae  
(Scrophulariaceae)
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEF + CNPSMimulus johnstonii
Information about Diplacus johnstonii from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

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[wikipedia] Distribution, Habitat: Distribution It is endemic to the Transverse Ranges of southern California, where it is known only from the San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mountains. It grows in rocky and disturbed habitat, such as roadsides and scree. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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