Species Details

Erythranthe inflatula

ephemeral monkeyflower

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Classification

Scientific Name: Erythranthe inflatula (Suksd.) G.L. Nesom
Common Name: ephemeral monkeyflower
Family:	Phrymaceae
Element Code:	PDSCR1B370
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names: Mimulus evanescens Meinke

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	BLM_S; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-12-09

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: May-Aug

Elevation:
1250 - 1740 meters
4100 - 5710 feet

General Habitats:

Great Basin scrub
Lower montane coniferous forest
Pinyon and juniper woodland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Gravelly (sometimes)
Rocky (sometimes)
Vernally Mesic

Notes

Notes: Possibly threatened by trampling and hydrological alterations. On review list in ID, and candidate for state listing in OR. Similar to E. breviflora; possibly a hybrid between E. breviflora and E. latidens. See Great Basin Naturalist 55(3):250 (1995) for original description, Phytoneuron 2012-39:1-60 (2012) for revised nomenclature, and Phytoneuron 2012-41:1-36 (2012) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	6
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	15	58 %
Grazing	11	42%
Foot traffic/trampling	7	26%
Road/trail construction/maint.	2	7%
Insufficient population/stand size	1	3%
Non-native plant impacts	1	3%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	1	3%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					26
A	B	C	D	X	U
2	9	3	5	1	6

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	16
Recent <=20 Years	10

Presence:
Presumed Extant	25
Possibly Extirpated	1
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Idaho (ID), Nevada (NV)?, Oregon (OR)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Lassen (LAS), Modoc (MOD), Shasta (SHA), Siskiyou (SIS)*

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bray (4112168), Champs Flat (4012068), Corders Reservoir (4012172), Crank Mountain (4112142), Davis Creek (4112063), Donica Mtn. (4112132), Lane Reservoir (4112017), Lauer Reservoir (4112064), Letterbox Hill (4112018), Likely (4112025), Lookout (4112122), McDonald Peak (4012084), McGinty Reservoir (4112075), Perez (4112163), Poison Lake (4012162), Snowstorm Mtn. (4012063), South Mtn. (4112076), Spalding Tract (4012067), Spaulding Butte (4112152), Straylor Lake (4012171), Sugar Hill (4112073), Swains Hole (4012163)

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

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Presumed Extant

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Selected References

Other:

USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile