Diplacus fremontii

One sided monkeyflower

Family: Phrymaceae · Type: annual · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 4.3

One sided monkeyflower is a California native annual found in southern Coast Ranges, southwestern California, and southern Mojave Desert in sandy, shrubby, disturbed areas and streambanks at elevations below 2,100 meters. Flowering from March to June, this plant produces magenta to dark red-purple flowers with yellow throat folds, individually positioned at each node. Growing with slender stems 1 to 20 centimeters tall, the plant has a delicate, compact structure. Its leaves range from 2 to 30 millimeters long, generally narrowly elliptic or obovate, with lower leaves smooth and upper leaves slightly hairy. The calyx is distinctive, swollen with wide ribs and generally tinged red with white hairs, measuring 5 to 14 millimeters long.

Habitat: Sandy, shrubby, disturbed areas, generally on streambanks

Bloom period: Mar-Jun

Elevation: < 2100 m

Bioregions: SCoR, SW, s DMoj

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