[Monkey Flowers Found East of the Cascade
Mts. of Oregon and Washington]
Primrose Monkeyflower, Primrose Monkey-flower, Primrose Monkey Flower
Erythranthe primuloides
Synonyms: Mimulus pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides, Mimulus primuloides var. minimus, Mimulus primuloides var. pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides ssp. primuloides, Mimulus primuloides var. primuloides
![Primrose Monkeyflower, Primrose Monkey-flower, Primrose Monkey Flower: Erythranthe primuloides (Synonyms: Mimulus pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides, Mimulus primuloides var. minimus, Mimulus primuloides var. pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides ssp. primuloides, Mimulus primuloides var. primuloides)](primuloides/primuloides4a.jpg)
Primrose monkeyflower
as seen in moist meadows in Logan Valley, about one-half mile west of Big Creek Campground, Malheur National Forest........July 16,
2010.
The
photo at right shows primrose monkey flower as seen
from Paulina Lakes, Newberry Crater National Monument.
Characteristics:
Primrose monkey flower is a small wildflower forming dense mats
with all the leaves crowded at or near the ground. The stems are short, erect
or ascending, and up to 5 cm long. The leaves are oblanceolate with 3 veins
flaring from the base of the blade. The longest blades range from 0.7-4.5 cm
long.
The flowers are yellow with maroon dots, somewhat two-lipped,
and with notched, spreading petal tips. The corolla is 15-20 mm long and narrow,
the throats only several mm wide. The throat is a deeper yellow and hairy. Plants
to about 5-6 cm tall.
Habitat:
Primrose monkey flower is found in moist, wet meadows (especially
in moss or grass) from moderate to high elevation in the mountains.
Range:
Primrose monkey flower is found from the east side of the Cascade
Mts in Washington, south to California and eastward to central Idaho and Arizona.
- ![Primrose Monkeyflower, Primrose Monkey-flower, Primrose Monkey Flower: Erythranthe primuloides (Synonyms: Mimulus pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides, Mimulus primuloides var. minimus, Mimulus primuloides var. pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides ssp. primuloides, Mimulus primuloides var. primuloides) with silver sedge (Carex canescens)](primuloides/primuloides7b.jpg)
Primrose monkeyflower along the south shoreline of High Lake, Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.........July 17, 2013. The associated sedge is Carex canescens.
![Primrose Monkeyflower, Primrose Monkey-flower, Primrose Monkey Flower: Erythranthe primuloides (Synonyms: Mimulus pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides, Mimulus primuloides var. minimus, Mimulus primuloides var. pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides ssp. primuloides, Mimulus primuloides var. primuloides)](primuloides/primuloides08-04-2016.jpg)
Primrose monkeyflower as seen along the East Fork Lostine River Trail #1662 in riparian meadows just south of Lost Lake, Eagle Cap Wilderness.........August 4, 2016.
![Primrose Monkeyflower, Primrose Monkey-flower, Primrose Monkeyflower, Primrose Monkey-flower, Primrose Monkey Flower: Erythranthe primuloides (Synonyms: Mimulus pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides, Mimulus primuloides var. minimus, Mimulus primuloides var. pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides ssp. primuloides, Mimulus primuloides var. primuloides)](primuloides/primuloides1.jpg)
The photo abaove shows a frontal view of the corolla of Primrose Monkey Flower
as seen along the nature trail at Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge........June
2000.
The photo above shows a side view of the calyx and corolla of
primrose monkey flower as seen along the nature trail at Conboy Lake National
Wildlife Refuge.........June 2000.
![Stem leaves of Primrose Monkeyflower, Primrose Monkey-flower, Primrose Monkey Flower: Erythranthe primuloides (Synonyms: Mimulus pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides, Mimulus primuloides var. minimus, Mimulus primuloides var. pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides ssp. primuloides, Mimulus primuloides var. primuloides)](primuloides/primuloideslf.jpg)
The photo above shows the leaves of primrose monkey flower as
seen along the nature trail at Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge.........June
2000. Note the glabrous leaves.
Paul Slichter