Diplacus australis

Family: Phrymaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Southern monkey flower is a California native shrub found in granite outcrops and chaparral openings in coastal areas at elevations of 50 to 950 meters. Flowering from March to June, this plant produces yellow-orange to orange flowers in clusters of two to four, with tubular blossoms 25 to 35 millimeters long. Growing with an upright form reaching shrub height, it features glabrous stems that can be glandular-puberulent with short soft hairs. Its leaves are linear to lanceolate, positioned with mostly flat edges and occasionally slightly rolled under, ranging from entirely smooth to lightly serrated. The fruit develops 15 to 22 millimeters long, splitting along its upper suture.

Habitat: Granite outcrops, openings in chaparral, disturbed areas

Bloom period: Mar-Jun

Elevation: 50-950 m

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.