Erythranthe tilingii
Tiling's monkeyflower
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Family: Phrymaceae · Type: Herb · Native
Erythranthe tilingii (Tiling's monkeyflower) is a native California herb in the Phrymaceae family, recognized by perennial habit and large flowers distinguish from annuals.
Tiling's monkeyflower is a California native perennial found in northwestern California, high Cascade Range, Sierra Nevada, western Transverse Ranges, San Bernardino Mountains, San Jacinto Mountains, northern eastern Sierra Nevada, and White and Inyo Mountains in seeps, streambanks, and wet meadows at elevations of 1,400 to 3,400 meters. Flowering from June to September, this plant produces yellow flowers with a long tube-throat 15 to 28 millimeters long, emerging singly in the axils of upper leaves. Growing 2 to 35 centimeters tall with erect to ascending stems that are glabrous or slightly glandular-hairy, it develops from a rhizomatous base. Its leaves are ovate to lanceolate, 5 to 35 millimeters long, with petioles up to 25 millimeters, arranged in pairs at stem nodes. The fruit is 5 to 10 millimeters long, developing in a distinctively asymmetrically swollen calyx with unequal lobes.
Identification and appearance
Key characters: 24 sympatric species; perennial habit and large flowers distinguish from annuals
Habitat and range
Habitat: Seeps, streambanks, wet meadows
Elevation: 1400-3400 m
Outside California: to Alaska, Montana, Utah
Bloom period
Erythranthe tilingii blooms Jun-Sep.
Frequently asked questions
Is Erythranthe tilingii native to California?
Yes. Erythranthe tilingii is native to California (recorded as native).
When does Erythranthe tilingii bloom?
Erythranthe tilingii blooms Jun-Sep.
What plant family does Erythranthe tilingii belong to?
Erythranthe tilingii is in the Phrymaceae family, genus Erythranthe.
What habitat does Erythranthe tilingii grow in?
Erythranthe tilingii grows in Seeps, streambanks, wet meadows.
Related species
Other California species in the same genus, family, or bioregion.
- Erythranthe trinitiensis — Pink margined monkeyflower
- Erythranthe utahensis — Utah monkeyflower
- Erythranthe acutidens — Kings river monkeyflower
- Erythranthe alsinoides — Chickweed monkeyflower
- Erythranthe androsacea — Rock-jasmine monkeyflower
- Erythranthe angulosa — sweet-stem monkeyflower
- Mimetanthe pilosa
- Mimetanthe sp. — Downy mimetanthe
Sources: Jepson eFlora · CalPhotos
Last updated 2026-10-08
Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Cal-IPC, and more.