[Monkeyflowers: The Genus Erythranthe in Mt. Adams Country]
Common Monkeyflower, Common Monkey Flower, Seep Monkeyflower, Seep Monkey-flower, Yellow Monkey Flower
Erythranthe guttata
Synonyms: Mimulus guttatus, Mimulus guttatus ssp. guttatus, Mimulus guttatus var. guttatus, Mimulus guttatus var. lyratus, Mimulus guttatus var. puberulus, Mimulus lyratus, Mimulus langsdorffii
The photo above shows a close-up, side-view of
the flower of common monkey flower. Note the numerous hairs on the lower lip
of the corolla, and the uppermost tooth of the calyx which is much larger than
the others. Photographed at about 4000' at a moist area along Road K6900 on
the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams..........June 13,
2005.
The photo above shows a close-up frontal
view of the flower of common monkey flower. Note the numerous reddish spots
on the lower lip which extend far back into the corolla tube...........June
13, 2005.
The photo above shows a large stem leaf
of common monkey flower.
The photo above shows another lateral
view of the flower of common monkey flower. Notice that from the side, the
lower lip is reminiscent of an elephant's head.
The photo above shows a view from above of the calyx and
corolla of common monkey flower.........June 13, 2005.
Common monkeyflower in bloom in the irrigation canal along the Willard Springs Trail adjacent to the headquarters to the Conboy Lake National Wildlife Area.......June 11, 2020.
Paul Slichter