[Monkeyflowers: The Genera Diplacus and Erythranthe in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Cardinal Monkeyflower, Scarlet Monkeyflower, Scarlet Monkey-flower

Erythranthe cardinalis

Synonyms: Diplacus cardinalis, Mimulus cardinalis

Cardinal Monkeyflower, Scarlet Monkeyflower, Scarlet Monkey-flower: Erythranthe cardinalis (Synonyms: Diplacus cardinalis, Mimulus cardinalis) - Cardinal Monkeyflower, Scarlet Monkeyflower, Scarlet Monkey-flower: Erythranthe cardinalis (Synonyms: Diplacus cardinalis, Mimulus cardinalis)

The photo at left shows a scarlet monkeyflower blooming in a moist area in the webmaster's garden in Gresham, Oregon. This is from a planted speciment............June 29, 2015. The photo at right shows scarlet monkeyflower blooming on a moist bank along Forest Service Road 4201, Siskiyou National Forest..............July 15, 2012.

Close-up of a flower of Cardinal Monkeyflower, Scarlet Monkeyflower, Scarlet Monkey-flower: Erythranthe cardinalis (Synonyms: Diplacus cardinalis, Mimulus cardinalis) - Close-up sideview of a flower of Cardinal Monkeyflower, Scarlet Monkeyflower, Scarlet Monkey-flower: Erythranthe cardinalis (Synonyms: Diplacus cardinalis, Mimulus cardinalis)

Cardinal Monkeyflower, Scarlet Monkeyflower, Scarlet Monkey-flower: Erythranthe cardinalis (Synonyms: Diplacus cardinalis, Mimulus cardinalis) - Cardinal Monkeyflower, Scarlet Monkeyflower, Scarlet Monkey-flower: Erythranthe cardinalis (Synonyms: Diplacus cardinalis, Mimulus cardinalis) - Cardinal Monkeyflower, Scarlet Monkeyflower, Scarlet Monkey-flower: Erythranthe cardinalis (Synonyms: Diplacus cardinalis, Mimulus cardinalis)

Close-ups of the flowers of scarlet monkeyflower blooming on a moist bank along Forest Service Road 4201, Siskiyou National Forest..............July 15, 2012.

Paul Slichter