Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Erythranthe geyeri (Torr.) G. L. Nesom
(Geyer's Monkeyflower)

Family: Phrymaceae, formerly Plantaginaceae, formerly Scrophulariaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Mimulus geyeri Torr.
and several more

Erythranthe geyeri is a perennial water-loving plant with rhizomes that are thicker than hair-like. The upper sepal lobes are longer than the lower ones. When the capsules are formed, the sepal lobes are open rather than closed over the capsule.

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Erythranthe geyeri, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Sycamore Canyon, August 10, 2023




Erythranthe geyeri, habit, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Sycamore Canyon, August 10, 2023




Erythranthe geyeri, flower, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Sycamore Canyon, August 10, 2023




Erythranthe geyeri, fruiting calyx open, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Sycamore Canyon, August 10, 2023




Erythranthe geyeri, thick rhizome, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Sycamore Canyon, August 10, 2023



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