Diplacus linearis

Monterey monkeyflower

Family: Phrymaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Monterey monkeyflower is a California native shrub found in coastal regions on well-drained, exposed sites including rock crevices and boulder outcrops at elevations of 100 to 300 meters. Flowering from March to June, this plant produces yellow-orange flowers with distinctive two-lobed petals in delicate blooms measuring 35 to 45 millimeters long. Growing as a subshrub with minutely coarse-hairy stems, it develops compact clusters of blossoms with one to two flowers per node. Its narrow leaves are elliptic with slightly serrated edges that curl under during dry conditions, remaining glabrous and adaptable to exposed habitats. The fruit develops 18 to 31 millimeters long, splitting along its upper suture.

Habitat: Well-drained, exposed sites; crevices in boulders or rock outcrops

Bloom period: Mar-Jun

Elevation: 100-300 m

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