Diplacus parryi

Parry's monkeyflower, Parry's Monkeyflower

Family: Phrymaceae · Type: annual · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 2B.3

Parry's monkeyflower is a rare (CNPS 2B.3) California native annual found in the western and Inyo Mountains, particularly in the Inyo Mountains, on steep hillsides and along washes at elevations of 1,200 to 1,830 meters. Flowering from April to July, this plant produces magenta or yellow flowers with delicate tubular corollas 11 to 18 millimeters long. Growing as a small, compact plant 1 to 17 centimeters tall with densely puberulent stems, it has a delicate and understated form. Its leaves range from 3 to 26 millimeters long, varying from nearly linear to oblanceolate with rounded or acute tips. The flower's calyx is generally purple throughout, with spreading lobes and a distinctive rounded upper lobe 2 to 3 millimeters long.

Habitat: Steep hillsides, along washes

Bloom period: Apr-Jul

Elevation: (770)1200-1830 m

Bioregions: W&ampI (esp Inyo Mtns)

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