Species Details

Diplacus rupicola

Death Valley monkeyflower

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Classification

Scientific Name: Diplacus rupicola (Coville & A.L. Grant) G.L. Nesom & N.S. Fraga
Common Name: Death Valley monkeyflower
Family:	Phrymaceae
Element Code:	PDSCR1B2H0
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names: Mimulus rupicola

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S4
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-11-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Feb-Jun

Elevation:
300 - 1830 meters
985 - 6005 feet

General Habitats:

Mojavean desert scrub (carbonate, rocky)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: See Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 26:99 (1936) for original description, Phytoneuron 2012-39:1-60 (2012) for revised nomenclature, and Phytoneuron 2013-66:1-8 (2013) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Beatty Junction (3611658), Chloride City (3611668), Copper Queen Canyon (3511772), Cottonwood Canyon (3611753), Devils Speedway (3611638), East of Sand Flat (3611763), Echo Canyon (3611646), Fall Canyon (3611772), Furnace Creek (3611647), Grapevine Peak (3611782), Hanging Rock Canyon (3711726), Last Chance Mtn. (3711736), Last Chance Range SE (3711715), Last Chance Range SW (3711716), Manly Peak (3511781), Maturango Peak (3611714), Nevares Peak (3611657), Panamint Springs (3611734), Sand Spring (3711725), Thimble Peak (3611771), Ubehebe Crater (3711714), Ubehebe Peak (3611765), Wildrose Peak (3611731)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

Regional Map

Map

Presumed Extant

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CNPS Rare Plant Inventory