Erythranthe montioides Calflora

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Taxon Report

Erythranthe montioides A. Gray

Montia like monkeyflower

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

also called Mimulus montioides


	Plant Range Observation Search ~161 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


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

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Mimulus montioides

Information about Erythranthe montioides 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] Range: It is native to the Sierra Nevada and its foothills in California, and it has been observed in the mountains near Carson City, Nevada. (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: 03/30/2025).