About Erythranthe arenaria (A.L.Grant) G.L.Nesom
Nomenclature and Common Name
Erythranthe arenaria (A.L.Grant) G.L.Nesom, a species of flowering plant, was formerly classified as Mimulus arenarius and is commonly called sand-loving monkeyflower.
Geographic Range
It is native to eastern California in the United States, occurring specifically in the central and southern Sierra Nevada mountains.
Habitat
It typically grows in sandy flats, sand bars, washes, and seasonal creek beds, found across both the foothills and High Sierra regions.
Type Specimen Details
Its type specimen was collected near Huntington Lake in Fresno County in 1917.
Taxonomic Reclassification
This species was reclassified from the genus Mimulus to the genus Erythranthe in 2012.
