[Monkeyflowers: The Genus Erythranthe in Mt. Adams Country]

Primrose Monkeyflower, Primrose Monkey-flower, Primrose Monkey Flower

Erythranthe primuloides

Synonyms: Mimulus pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides, Mimulus primuloides ssp. pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides var. minimus, Mimulus primuloides var. pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides var. primuloides

Primrose Monkeyflower, Primrose Monkey-flower: Erythranthe primuloides (Synonyms: Mimulus pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides, Mimulus primuloides ssp. pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides var. minimus, Mimulus primuloides var. pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides var. primuloides)

Primrose monkeyflower blooming on the shoreline of Bird Creek along the Bird Creek Trail, Bird Creek Meadows, Yakama Nation........August 28, 2019.

Close-up frontal view of the corolla of Primrose Monkeyflower, Primrose Monkey-flower: Erythranthe primuloides (Synonyms: Mimulus pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides, Mimulus primuloides ssp. pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides var. minimus, Mimulus primuloides var. pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides var. primuloides)

The photo above shows a close-up of the flower of primrose monkeyflower as seen in a moist meadow adjacent to the eastern loop of the picnic area trail in Bird Creek Meadows at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams..........July 30, 2005. Note the notch in the tip of each petal.

Basal leaves of Primrose Monkeyflower, Primrose Monkey-flower: Erythranthe primuloides (Synonyms: Mimulus pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides, Mimulus primuloides ssp. pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides var. minimus, Mimulus primuloides var. pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides var. primuloides)

The photo above shows a close-up of the basal leves of primrose monkeyflower as seen in a moist meadow adjacent to the eastern loop of the picnic area trail in Bird Creek Meadows at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams........July 30, 2005. Note the long, spreading hairs on the margins of some of the leaves.

Close-up sideview of the calyx and corolla of Primrose Monkeyflower, Primrose Monkey-flower: Erythranthe primuloides (Synonyms: Mimulus pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides, Mimulus primuloides ssp. pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides var. minimus, Mimulus primuloides var. pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides var. primuloides)

A sideview of primrose monkeyflower as seen in moist soils next to an irrigation canal along the Willard Springs Trail at Conboy Lake NWR........July 28, 2006.

Primrose Monkeyflower, Primrose Monkey-flower: Erythranthe primuloides (Synonyms: Mimulus pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides, Mimulus primuloides ssp. pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides var. minimus, Mimulus primuloides var. pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides var. primuloides) - Primrose Monkeyflower, Primrose Monkey-flower: Erythranthe primuloides (Synonyms: Mimulus pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides, Mimulus primuloides ssp. pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides var. minimus, Mimulus primuloides var. pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides var. primuloides) - Primrose Monkeyflower, Primrose Monkey-flower: Erythranthe primuloides (Synonyms: Mimulus pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides, Mimulus primuloides ssp. pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides var. minimus, Mimulus primuloides var. pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides var. primuloides)

Close-ups of primrose monkeyflower as seen at Young's Wetland, Columbia Land Trust property several miles east of Glenwood, WA............September 15, 2013. Besides the flowers, a few seed pods can be observed high above the basal leaves.

Flower of Primrose Monkeyflower, Primrose Monkey-flower, Primrose Monkey Flower: Erythranthe primuloides (Synonyms: Mimulus pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides, Mimulus primuloides ssp. pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides var. minimus, Mimulus primuloides var. pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides var. primuloides) - Leaf of Primrose Monkeyflower, Primrose Monkey-flower, Primrose Monkey Flower: Erythranthe primuloides (Synonyms: Mimulus pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides, Mimulus primuloides ssp. pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides var. minimus, Mimulus primuloides var. pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides var. primuloides)

Leaves and roots of Primrose Monkeyflower, Primrose Monkey-flower, Primrose Monkey Flower: Erythranthe primuloides (Synonyms: Mimulus pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides, Mimulus primuloides ssp. pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides var. minimus, Mimulus primuloides var. pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides var. primuloides) - Flower of Primrose Monkeyflower, Primrose Monkey-flower, Primrose Monkey Flower: Erythranthe primuloides (Synonyms: Mimulus pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides, Mimulus primuloides ssp. pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides var. minimus, Mimulus primuloides var. pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides var. primuloides) - Primrose Monkeyflower, Primrose Monkey-flower, Primrose Monkey Flower: Erythranthe primuloides (Synonyms: Mimulus pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides, Mimulus primuloides ssp. pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides var. minimus, Mimulus primuloides var. pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides var. primuloides)

Old photos of primrose monkeyflower as seen in Hellroaring Meadows, Yakama Nation Lands near Bird Creek Meadows on Mt. Adams.....July 17, 2005.

Paul Slichter