Phrymaceae
Lopseed Family
4 genera
29 species
1 subspecies and varieties
29 species
1 subspecies and varieties
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Diplacus cusickioides – Nesom's monkey-flower
Distribution: Reported from east of the Cascades crest in Klickitat County in Washington; south-central Washington to California, east to west-central and southwestern Idaho.
Habitat: Dry volcanic or sandy soils among sagebrush desert or conif forest.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-July
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Reported from east of the Cascades crest in Klickitat County in Washington; south-central Washington to California, east to west-central and southwestern Idaho.
Habitat: Dry volcanic or sandy soils among sagebrush desert or conif forest.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-July
Growth Duration: Annual
Diplacus nanus – dwarf purple monkey-flower
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washinton; British Columbia to California, east to Montana and Colorado.
Habitat: Dry, sandy, or gravelly soil among sagebrush desert or conifer forest at low to middle elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-August
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washinton; British Columbia to California, east to Montana and Colorado.
Habitat: Dry, sandy, or gravelly soil among sagebrush desert or conifer forest at low to middle elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-August
Growth Duration: Annual
Erythranthe alsinoides – chickweed monkey-flower, wing-stem monkey-flower
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California.
Habitat: Shady, vernally (springtime) moist places on cliffs and ledges, especially at low elevations; often growing in moss mats.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-June
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California.
Habitat: Shady, vernally (springtime) moist places on cliffs and ledges, especially at low elevations; often growing in moss mats.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-June
Growth Duration: Annual
Erythranthe ampliata – Nez Perce monkey-flower
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in far southeastern Washington; southeastern Washington to western Montana, possibly also in southern British Columbia, southern Alberta, and northwestern Wyoming.
Habitat: Basalt outcrops and seeps in grasslands.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in far southeastern Washington; southeastern Washington to western Montana, possibly also in southern British Columbia, southern Alberta, and northwestern Wyoming.
Habitat: Basalt outcrops and seeps in grasslands.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Annual
Erythranthe arvensis – field monkey-flower
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern British Columbia to California, east to southern Idaho, Utah, and Nevada, disjunct in west-central Montana.
Habitat: Open slopes and stream bank.;
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern British Columbia to California, east to southern Idaho, Utah, and Nevada, disjunct in west-central Montana.
Habitat: Open slopes and stream bank.;
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Annual
Erythranthe breviflora – short-flowered monkey-flower
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Idaho, Montana, and Nevada.
Habitat: Moist and wet open areas at low elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Idaho, Montana, and Nevada.
Habitat: Moist and wet open areas at low elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Annual
Erythranthe breweri – Brewer's monkey-flower
Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Montana, Wyoming, and Utah.
Habitat: Dry to moist open woods and meadows from middle elevations in the mountains to the subalpine.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Montana, Wyoming, and Utah.
Habitat: Dry to moist open woods and meadows from middle elevations in the mountains to the subalpine.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Annual
Erythranthe caespitosa – large mountain monkey-flower
Distribution: Occurring in the Olympics and Cascades mountains of Washington; British Columbia south to Oregon, east to Idaho.
Habitat: Wet meadows and wet, rocky slopes at high elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring in the Olympics and Cascades mountains of Washington; British Columbia south to Oregon, east to Idaho.
Habitat: Wet meadows and wet, rocky slopes at high elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
Erythranthe cardinalis – scarlet monkey-flower
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to the southern Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Streambanks, where escaped from cultivation.
Origin: Introduced
Flowers: May-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to the southern Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Streambanks, where escaped from cultivation.
Origin: Introduced
Flowers: May-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Erythranthe decora – sharp-leaved monkey-flower, showy monkey-flower
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern British Columbia to southwestern Oregon, also in northern Idaho.
Habitat: Moist to wet open areas from the lowlands to middle elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern British Columbia to southwestern Oregon, also in northern Idaho.
Habitat: Moist to wet open areas from the lowlands to middle elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Erythranthe dentata – coastal monkey-flower, tooth-leaved monkey-flower
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; southwestern British Columbia to northern California.
Habitat: Stream banks and other moist places to wet places from the lowlands to middle elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; southwestern British Columbia to northern California.
Habitat: Stream banks and other moist places to wet places from the lowlands to middle elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
Erythranthe floribunda – purple-stem monkey-flower
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest and west into the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; southern British Columbia to Mexico, east to the Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Moist open places at moderate elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-October
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest and west into the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; southern British Columbia to Mexico, east to the Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Moist open places at moderate elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-October
Growth Duration: Annual
Erythranthe grandis – large monkey-flower
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California.
Habitat: Coastal areas including bluffs, dunes, wet cliff faces, marshes, ditches, lake and pond margins, and stream banks.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California.
Habitat: Coastal areas including bluffs, dunes, wet cliff faces, marshes, ditches, lake and pond margins, and stream banks.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Erythranthe guttata – seep monkey-flower, yellow monkey-flower
Distribution: Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the northern Great Plains.
Habitat: Wet places, from sea level to middle elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: March-September
Growth Duration: Annual, Perennial
Distribution: Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the northern Great Plains.
Habitat: Wet places, from sea level to middle elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: March-September
Growth Duration: Annual, Perennial
Erythranthe inflatula – disappearing monkey-flower
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Klickitat County in Washington; south-central Washington to northeastern California, east to southwestern Idaho and Nevada.
Habitat: Moist to wet open areas at low elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Klickitat County in Washington; south-central Washington to northeastern California, east to southwestern Idaho and Nevada.
Habitat: Moist to wet open areas at low elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Annual
Erythranthe jungermannioides – liverwort monkey-flower
Distribution: Known historically from east of the Cascades crest in Klickitat County in Washington, but now considered extirpated; south-central Washington to adjacent Oregon, and south along the Deschutes River to the Maupin area.
Habitat: Moss mats, basalt crevices, and cliffs at low elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-June
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Known historically from east of the Cascades crest in Klickitat County in Washington, but now considered extirpated; south-central Washington to adjacent Oregon, and south along the Deschutes River to the Maupin area.
Habitat: Moss mats, basalt crevices, and cliffs at low elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-June
Growth Duration: Perennial
Erythranthe lewisii – great purple monkey-flower
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to Montana, Wyoming and Colorado.
Habitat: Common in wet meadows and along rivers and streams from middle to high elevations in the mountains, occasionally found along low elevation rivers.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to Montana, Wyoming and Colorado.
Habitat: Common in wet meadows and along rivers and streams from middle to high elevations in the mountains, occasionally found along low elevation rivers.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Erythranthe microphylla – small-leaved monkey-flower
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; central British Columbia to California, east to western Idaho and Nevada.
Habitat: Rocky slopes, wet meadows, streambanks, and seeps from lowland areas to middle elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-July
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; central British Columbia to California, east to western Idaho and Nevada.
Habitat: Rocky slopes, wet meadows, streambanks, and seeps from lowland areas to middle elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-July
Growth Duration: Annual
Erythranthe moschata – musk-flower, musk-plant
Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains; also in eastern North America.
Habitat: Stream banks, moist meadows and seeps, low to middle elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains; also in eastern North America.
Habitat: Stream banks, moist meadows and seeps, low to middle elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Erythranthe nasuta – large-nose monkey-flower, snouted monkey-flower
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern British Columbia to Baja California, east to Idaho, Utah, and New Mexico.
Habitat: Rocky or moist slopes, stream banks, and seeps.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern British Columbia to Baja California, east to Idaho, Utah, and New Mexico.
Habitat: Rocky or moist slopes, stream banks, and seeps.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Annual
Erythranthe patula – stalk-leaved monkey-flower
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in southeastern Washington; southeast Washington to adjacent northeast Oregon and adjacent west-central Idaho.
Habitat: Vernally moist areas, seeps, and stream banks from the lowlands to the middle elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in southeastern Washington; southeast Washington to adjacent northeast Oregon and adjacent west-central Idaho.
Habitat: Vernally moist areas, seeps, and stream banks from the lowlands to the middle elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Annual
Erythranthe primuloides – primrose monkey-flower
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Montana, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico.
Habitat: Wet meadows and boggy areas at middle to high elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Montana, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico.
Habitat: Wet meadows and boggy areas at middle to high elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Erythranthe ptilota – sessile-leaved monkey-flower
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern British Columbia to California.
Habitat: Wet places generally at low elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern British Columbia to California.
Habitat: Wet places generally at low elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
Erythranthe pulsiferae – candelabrum monkey-flower, Pulsifer's monkey-flower
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in south-central Washington; south-central Washington to California,
Habitat: Vernally moist areas, seeps, and stream banks from the lowlands to middle elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in south-central Washington; south-central Washington to California,
Habitat: Vernally moist areas, seeps, and stream banks from the lowlands to middle elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Annual
Erythranthe scouleri – Scouler's monkey-flower
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades in southwestern Washington; southwestern British Columbia to northwestern Oregon.
Habitat: Seeps, stream and river banks at low elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades in southwestern Washington; southwestern British Columbia to northwestern Oregon.
Habitat: Seeps, stream and river banks at low elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Erythranthe suksdorfii – miniature monkey-flower
Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in central Washington; north-central Washington to southern California, east to Colorado and Arizona.
Habitat: Open, moist to rather dry places, from the valleys and foothills to middle elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in central Washington; north-central Washington to southern California, east to Colorado and Arizona.
Habitat: Open, moist to rather dry places, from the valleys and foothills to middle elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Annual
Erythranthe washingtonensis – Washington monkey-flower
Distribution: Occurring east of the cascades crest in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; south-central Washington to adjacent north-central Oregon.
Habitat: Shallow or gravelly soils of vernally moist areas at low elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-June
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring east of the cascades crest in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; south-central Washington to adjacent north-central Oregon.
Habitat: Shallow or gravelly soils of vernally moist areas at low elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-June
Growth Duration: Annual
Mimetanthe pilosa – downy monkey-flower, false monkey-flower
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; central Washington to Baja California, east to southwestern Idaho, Utah, and Arizona.
Habitat: Moist, sandy areas and dry stream beds.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; central Washington to Baja California, east to southwestern Idaho, Utah, and Arizona.
Habitat: Moist, sandy areas and dry stream beds.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Annual
Mimulus ringens – Allegheny monkey-flower, square-stemmed monkey-flower
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest along the Columbia and Snake rivers in Washington; Washington to California, east to Idaho and Montana, also in central and eastern North America where native.
Habitat: Riparian corridors in open sites, tolerant of episodic or extensive inundation.
Origin: Introduced from central and eastern North America
Flowers: July-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest along the Columbia and Snake rivers in Washington; Washington to California, east to Idaho and Montana, also in central and eastern North America where native.
Habitat: Riparian corridors in open sites, tolerant of episodic or extensive inundation.
Origin: Introduced from central and eastern North America
Flowers: July-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
• var. ringens – Allegheny monkey-flower, square-stemmed monkeyflower
