Diplacus jepsonii

Jepson's monkeyflower

Family: Phrymaceae · Type: annual · Native

Jepson's monkeyflower is a California native annual found in eastern Klamath Ranges, northeastern California mountains, northern Sierra Nevada, and western Modoc Plateau in shallow drainage areas of pine forest openings at elevations of 1,200 to 2,380 meters. Flowering from May to August, this plant produces lavender to rose-purple flowers with wide petals 5 to 10 millimeters across. Growing 1 to 15 centimeters tall with stems where lower internodes are notably longer than upper ones, it develops a dominant primary axis that is minutely glandular-hairy. Its leaves are delicately puberulent, with lower stem sections showing more distinctive growth characteristics. The plant produces fruits 3.5 to 6 millimeters long, typically clustered at stem tips.

Habitat: Shallow drainage areas in pine forest openings

Bloom period: May-Aug

Elevation: 1220-2380 m

Bioregions: e KR, CaRH, n SNH, w MP

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