Diplacus parviflorus

Diplacus parviflorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Phrymaceae
Genus: Diplacus
Species:
D. parviflorus
Binomial name
Diplacus parviflorus
Synonyms[1]
  • Diplacus aurantiacus var. parviflorus (Greene) D.J.Keil
  • Mimulus aurantiacus var. parviflorus (Greene) D.M.Thomps.
  • Mimulus flemingii Munz
  • Mimulus kelloggii var. parviflorus (Greene) Jeps.
  • Mimulus parviflorus (Greene) A.L.Grant

Diplacus parviflorus, also known as the island bush monkeyflower, is a species of flowering plant endemic to California.[2] This monkeyflower is an uncommon plant found only on four of the Channel Islands of California (Anacapa, San Clemente, Santa Cruz, and Santa Rosa) and in San Diego County.[3][4] This plant sometimes hybridizes with Diplacus longiflorus.[5] This species is attractive to butterflies including the western buckeye, mylitta crescent, and the variable checkerspot.[4] This species was formerly considered part of the Mimulus aurantiacus species complex.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Diplacus parviflorus Greene". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Diplacus parviflorus (island bush monkeyflower)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  3. ^ "Diplacus parviflorus Calflora". www.calflora.org. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  4. ^ a b "Island Bush Monkeyflower, Diplacus parviflorus". calscape.org. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  5. ^ "Diplacus parviflorus - FNA". beta.floranorthamerica.org. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  6. ^ "The woody Diplacus of southern California" (PDF). rcrcd.org. 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2024-03-10.