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Chaparral bush monkeyflower

Diplacus linearis

Also called Monterey Monkeyflower

Chaparral bush monkeyflower
Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0
Family
Phrymaceae (Phrym family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
W. California
Climate
subtropical

About

Diplacus linearis, also known as the Monterey monkeyflower or the chaparral bush monkeyflower, is a species of flowering plant. It is a subshrub or shrub endemic to western California. It has been observed in Monterey, San Benito, and San Luis Obispo counties in California. It is native to the central coast and South Coast Ranges, where it grows in well-drained exposed areas and boulder and rock outcrop crevices.

Other Diplacus plants

Narrowleaf Pansy Monkeyflower · San Diego bush monkeyflower · Diplacus × australis · Harlequin Monkeyflower · Bigelow's Monkeyflower · Bolander's Monkeyflower · Santa Cruz Island Monkeyflower · Wide Throat Yellow Monkey Flower · Kaweah River bush monkeyflower · Cascade Monkeyflower · Cleveland's bush monkeyflower · North Idaho Monkeyflower

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Diplacus linearis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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