Erythranthe breweri (Greene) G.L.Nesom & N.S.Fraga

Common Name

Erythranthe breweri is a species of monkeyflower, with the common name Brewer's monkeyflower.

Distribution

It is native to western North America, ranging from British Columbia south to California and east to Colorado, where it grows in moist spots across several habitat types.

Growth Form

This is an annual hairy herb that produces a thin, erect stem reaching up to 21 centimeters tall.

Herbage Color

Its herbage is reddish green in color.

Leaf Characteristics

The paired opposite leaves are linear in shape, and grow up to 3.5 centimeters long.

Flower Type

The plant produces small tubular flowers.

Calyx Structure

Each flower's base is enclosed in a lightly hairy calyx made of sepals, which has tiny equal lobes at its opening.

Corolla Characteristics

The five-lobed flower corolla is only a few millimeters long, light purplish pink in color, and often marked with darker spots in its throat.

Former Taxonomy

This species was formerly classified under the name Mimulus breweri.