Erythranthe geniculata

Bent-stem monkeyflower

Family: Phrymaceae · Type: annual · Native

Bent-stem monkeyflower is a California native annual found in granite outcrop seeps at elevations of 200 to 1,200 meters. Flowering from April to July, this plant produces yellow flowers with a distinctive 9 to 11 millimeter tube-throat. Growing with prostrate or decumbent stems 5 to 60 centimeters long that are generally hairy and slightly slimy, it has a sprawling, climbing habit. Its leaves are ovate to triangular, 8 to 35 millimeters long, with rounded to heart-shaped bases and pinnate veining. The plant bears small fruits 4 to 7 millimeters long, characteristic of its delicate monkeyflower form.

Habitat: Crevices, granite outcrop seeps

Bloom period: Apr-Jul

Elevation: 200-1200 m

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