Diplacus tricolor Calflora

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Taxon Report

Diplacus tricolor Hartw. ex Lindl.

Tricolor monkeyflower

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

also called Mimulus tricolor


	Plant Range Observation Search ~380 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Photos on Calflora


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

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Communities: Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Mimulus tricolor

Information about Diplacus tricolor 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
[explorer.natureserve.org] Habitat, Elevation Range: This species is found in vernally wet depressions, at generally less than 600 meters in elevation (Fraga, 2022). (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: 03/28/2025).