Erythranthe taylorii

Shasta limestone monkeyflower

Family: Phrymaceae · Type: annual · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.1

Shasta limestone monkeyflower is a rare (CNPS 1B.1) California native annual found in the Klamath Ranges in limestone cliff crevices and outcrops at elevations of 900 to 1,100 meters. Flowering from April to May, this plant produces bright yellow flowers with a distinctive tube-throat 5 to 7 millimeters long. Growing 5 to 10 centimeters tall with minutely puberulent stems that spread and slightly arch, it forms a delicate compact structure. Its leaves are small and elegantly shaped, measuring 4 to 20 millimeters long, with ovate to elliptic-ovate blades. The fruit is 3 to 4 millimeters long, developing from pedicels 6 to 13 millimeters that curve gracefully.

Habitat: Crevices in limestone cliffs and outcrops

Bloom period: Apr-May

Elevation: 900-1100 m

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