Diplacus parryi
Parry's monkeyflower, Parry's Monkeyflower
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Family: Phrymaceae · Type: Herb · Native
Conservation status: CNPS 2B.3
Diplacus parryi (Parry's monkeyflower) is a native California herb in the Phrymaceae family, recognized by found on steep hillsides and along washes in Inyo Mountains.
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.
Identification and appearance
Key characters: Geographically isolated; found on steep hillsides and along washes in Inyo Mountains
Habitat and range
Habitat: Steep hillsides, along washes
Elevation: (770)1200-1830 m
Outside California: to southwestern Utah, northwestern Arizona
Bloom period
Diplacus parryi blooms Apr-Jul.
Conservation status
CNPS 2B.3
How to tell it apart
vs Erythranthe: Diplacus has a corolla that withers and stays attached and typically grows in dry, rocky places; Erythranthe drops its corolla cleanly and favors wet seeps and streambanks.; vs Mimulus: Diplacus covers the shrubby and small annual western monkeyflowers with ribbed, inflating calyces; Mimulus (in the strict sense) is a fleshy-stemmed perennial with squarish 4-angled stems.; vs Mimetanthe: Diplacus is puberulent to glandular with a distinctly 2-lipped flower; Mimetanthe is densely long-soft-wavy-hairy with tiny yellow flowers and a nearly regular calyx.; vs Collinsia: Diplacus has an open funnel-throated corolla and a 5-ribbed calyx; Collinsia has a sharply 2-lipped flower with the middle lower lobe folded into a keel that hides the stamens.; vs Antirrhinum: Diplacus has an open-throated corolla and free calyx lobes; Antirrhinum (snapdragon) has a closed, pouched throat sealed by a palate and a spurless sac at the base.
Frequently asked questions
Is Diplacus parryi native to California?
Yes. Diplacus parryi is native to California (recorded as native).
When does Diplacus parryi bloom?
Diplacus parryi blooms Apr-Jul.
What plant family does Diplacus parryi belong to?
Diplacus parryi is in the Phrymaceae family, genus Diplacus.
Is Diplacus parryi rare or endangered?
Diplacus parryi carries California Rare Plant Rank 2B.3, state rank S3.
What habitat does Diplacus parryi grow in?
Diplacus parryi grows in Steep hillsides, along washes.
Related species
Other California species in the same genus, family, or bioregion.
Sources: Jepson eFlora · CalPhotos · CDFW CNDDB
Last updated 2026-10-07
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