Erythranthe floribunda is a species of monkeyflower known by the common name many-flowered monkeyflower. It is native to western North America from western Canada to California and northern Mexico, to the Rocky Mountains. It grows in many types of habitat, especially moist areas. It was formerly known as Mimulus floribundus.
Description This plant is variable in morphology, taking several forms. In general it is an annual herb with a thin stem 3 to 50 centimeters long, growing upright or decumbent. In texture it is hairy and sometimes slimy. The oppositely arranged leaves vary in size and shape. The tubular base of the flower is encapsulated in a hairy calyx of sepals with pointed lobes. The corolla of the flower is yellow and up to 1.5 centimeters long.
Taxonomy Erythranthe floribunda was scientifically described in 1828 by John Lindley and named Mimulus floribundus. In 2012 it was moved to the genus Erythranthe by Guy L. Nesom, giving the species its accepted name. According to Plants of the World Online it has synonyms.
Table of Synonyms Name Year Rank Notes Capraria pusilla 1824 species = het. Mimulus deltoideus 1919 species = het. Mimulus floribundus 1828 species ≡ hom. Mimulus floribundus var. membranaceus 1924 variety = het. Mimulus floribundus var. minor 1838 variety = het. Mimulus floribundus var. subulatus 1924 variety = het. Mimulus membranaceus 1903 species = het. Mimulus multiflorus 1947 species = het. Mimulus peduncularis 1835 species = het. Mimulus serotinus 1900 species = het. Mimulus subulatus 1947 species = het. Mimulus trisulcatus 1947 species = het. Notes: ≡ homotypic synonym; = heterotypic synonym
References
External links Calflora Database: Mimulus floribundus (Floriferous monkeyflower, Many flowered monkey flower Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Mimulus floribundus USDA Plants Profile for Mimulus floribundus (manyflowered monkeyflower) U.C. Photos gallery − Mimulus floribundus