Taxon Report

Erythranthe inconspicua (A. Gray) G.L. Nesom

small-flowered monkeyflower

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© 2017 Debra L. Cook

Classification


Scientific Name:	Erythranthe inconspicua (A. Gray) G.L. Nesom
Common Name:	small-flowered monkeyflower
Family:	Phrymaceae
Element Code:	PDSCR1B1F0
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:	Mimulus inconspicuus

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	annual herb
Blooming Period: May-Jun	May-Jun
Elevation:	274-760 (900-2495)
General Habitats:	Chaparral, Cismontane woodland, Lower montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat:	Mesic
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S4
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	0

Location


California Endemic: True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Amador (AMA), Butte (BUT), Calaveras (CAL), Contra Costa (CCA), Fresno (FRE), Kern (KRN), Mariposa (MPA), Tulare (TUL), Tuolumne (TUO)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Ascension Mtn. (3711978), Auberry (3711914), Berry Creek (3912164), Buckingham Mtn. (3711957), Case Mountain (3611847), Cherokee (3912165), Clayton (3712188), Columbia (3812014), El Portal (3711967), General Grant Grove (3611868), Giant Forest (3611857), Glennville (3511866), Groveland (3712072), Jackson (3812037), Jawbone Ridge (3712071), Lebec (3411877), Lodgepole (3611856), Millerton Lake East (3711915), Mineral King (3611845), Mokelumne Hill (3812036), Moses Mtn. (3611836), Musick Mtn. (3711923), Pastoria Creek (3411887), Shadequarter Mtn. (3611858), Shaver Lake (3711913), Wawona (3711956)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


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

Notes



Does not include E. acutidens or E. grayi. See Report of the Pacific Railroad Expedition 4:120 (1857) for original description, Phytoneuron 2012-39:1-60 (2012) for revised nomenclature, and Phytoneuron 2012-42:1-4 (2012) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 5 January 2025].