Erythranthe guttata Calflora

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Taxon Report

Erythranthe guttata (DC.) G.L. Nesom

Seep monkey flower, Yellow monkey flower

Erythranthe guttata is an annual or perennial herb (rhizomatous) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America.

also called Mimulus guttatus


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

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: coastal, meadows

Communities: Coastal Strand, Northern Coastal Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, wetland-riparian, many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Mimulus clementinus
JEF	Mimulus equinus
JEF	Mimulus glabratus var. adscendens
JEF	Mimulus grandiflorus
JEF	Mimulus guttatus ssp. haidensis
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Information about Erythranthe guttata from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. 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
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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: 03/28/2025).