Biology:Diplacus congdonii
| Diplacus congdonii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Phrymaceae |
| Genus: | Diplacus |
| Species: | D. congdonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Diplacus congdonii (B.L.Rob.) G.L.Nesom
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Diplacus congdonii is a species of monkeyflower known by the common name Congdon's monkeyflower.[1][2][3][4]
Distribution
It is endemic to California , where it has a scattered and localized distribution in the mountains and foothills between the North Coast Ranges and the Peninsular Ranges, and the Sierra Nevada foothills. It grows in moist spots on slopes and in canyons, sometimes in disturbed areas.
Description
Diplacus congdonii is a small, hairy annual herb producing a thin, erect stem no more than 10 centimeters tall. The herbage is purple-green in color. The paired opposite leaves are oval in shape, lined with hairs, and up to about 3 centimeters long. The plant bears narrow-throated, trumpet-shaped magenta flowers 1 to 3 centimeters long.
References
- ↑ Barker, W. L. (Bill) (2012). "A Taxonomic Conspectus of Phyrmaceae: A Narrowed Circumscription for MIMULUS, New and Resurrected Genera, and New Names and Combinations". Phytoneuron 39: 1–60. ISSN 2153-733X. http://www.phytoneuron.net/PhytoN-Phrymaceae.pdf.
- ↑ Beardsley, P. M.; Yen, Alan; Olmstead, R. G. (2003). "AFLP Phylogeny of Mimulus Section Erythranthe and the Evolution of Hummingbird Pollination". Evolution 57 (6): 1397–1410. doi:10.1554/02-086.
- ↑ Beardsley, P. M.; Olmstead, R. G. (2002). "Redefining Phrymaceae: the placement of Mimulus, tribe Mimuleae, and Phryma". American Journal of Botany 89 (7): 1093–1102. doi:10.3732/ajb.89.7.1093. PMID 21665709.
- ↑ Beardsley, P. M.; Schoenig, Steve E.; Whittall, Justen B.; Olmstead, Richard G. (2004). "Patterns of Evolution in Western North American Mimulus (Phrymaceae)". American Journal of Botany 91 (3): 474-4890. doi:10.3732/ajb.91.3.474. PMID 21653403.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment - Mimulus congdonii
- USDA Plants Profile: Mimulus congdonii
- Mimulus congdonii - Photo gallery
Wikidata ☰ Q17746314 entry
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