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Eastwood's Monkeyflower (Erythranthe eastwoodiae)

Global Rank: G3 - Vulnerable
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Phrymaceae
State: AZ, CO, UT
Nature Serve ID: 161736
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

Mimulus eastwoodiae is a Colorado Plateau endemic, growing in special areas that make it too vulnerable to collectors and sight-seers. New plants are produced from stolons (runners) so that large areas are sometimes covered in M. eastwoodiae plants. Flowers are about an inch long, scarlet to orange/red, and short-lived. In 1911 Per Axel Rydberg discovered this lovely plant in Utah and in 1913 he named it for schoolteacher and expert botanist, Alice Eastwood.

Where is Eastwood's Monkeyflower (Erythranthe eastwoodiae) located in the wild?

Habitat:

Moist seeps and hanging garden communities in sandstone cliffs in the Canyonlands. Co-occurring species include Primula specuicola, Adiantum capillus-veneris, Aquilegia micrantha, and Epipactis gigantea.

Distribution:

Endemic to the Canyon Lands of southeastern Utah and adjacent Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico (Cronquist et al. 1984, Heil et al. 2002). The report of M. eastwoodiae from Nevada was based on misiden

States & Provinces:

Eastwood's Monkeyflower can be found in Arizona, Colorado, Utah

Which CPC Partners conserve Eastwood's Monkeyflower (Erythranthe eastwoodiae)?

Denver Botanic Gardens

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/09/17

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Conservation Actions

Nature Serve Biotics

05/02/2017

Mimulus eastwoodiae is endemic to the Canyon Lands of southeastern Utah and adjacent Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. Approximately 25 occurrences have been mapped, and an additional 30-40 sites have been documented in the Navajo Nation. The hanging garden communities in which this species occurs are vulnerable to any disturbance of the water supply, which can occur due to prolonged drought, global climate change, or water development projects. While this species is relatively widespread and drought-tolerant compared to other hanging garden endemics of this region, these ongoing threats to its habitat will eventually impact its persistence and are a concern. Other threats, including disturbance by livestock and humans, are considered relatively minor because many sites have low accessibility.

Rydb., Mary Goshorn

01/01/2010

Occurs in hanging garden communities around seeps. These communities are vulnerable to any disturbance of the water supply, which can occur due to prolonged drought, global climate change, or water development projects. Many hanging gardens in the Navajo

Rydb., Mary Goshorn

01/01/2010

In Colorado, approximately 8 occurrences (depending on delineation) are known from 4 counties (Montrose, Mesa, San Miguel, and Delta); nearly all of these occurrences have been visited recently (1997 or later). In Arizona, approximately 5 occurences (depending on delineation) are known from 3 counties (Apache, Navajo, and Coconino); nearly all of these occurrences have been visited recently as well (2001 or later). In Utah, 10 occurrences are believed extant in 4 counties (Garfield, Grand, Kane, and San Juan), although they have not been re-visited recently (last visited between 1952 and 1986). An additional 11 occurrences in Utah are believed historical. In the Navajo Nation, surveys of the species' hanging garden habitat have been conducted, but individual occurrences have not been mapped; so far, it has been documented in approximately 30-40 hanging gardens (D. Roth, pers. comm. 2008). The New Mexico occurrence (on Navajo Nation lands) was discovered in 2002 and is close to the Arizona border.

Rydb., Mary Goshorn

01/01/2010

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