About Erythranthe glaucescens (Greene) G.L.Nesom
Erythranthe glaucescens is an annual herb. Its maximum mature height ranges between 6 and 80 centimeters. The stem of this plant is hairless and waxy in texture. Its leaves are oval to rounded in shape, growing up to 7 centimeters long, and some leaves are attached to the stem via petioles. The inflorescence takes the form of a flower raceme, with a characteristic pair of bracts that are fully fused around the stem to form a rounded disc measuring up to 4.5 centimeters wide. Individual flowers grow up to 3.5 centimeters long, opening at the mouth into an upper lip with two notched lobes and a lower lip with three lobes. The mouth of the flower often has red spotting. This species is endemic to California, and is only found in the foothills of the southernmost Cascade Range and the adjacent northernmost Sierra Nevada. It grows in moist habitats, including seeps.
