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Slender-stemmed Monkeyflower (Erythranthe filicaulis)

Erythranthe filicaulis plants flowering in situ in Tuolumne County, California, in May 2022.

Photo Credit: Chloe and Trevor Van Loon

Global Rank: G2 - Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Phrymaceae
State: CA
Nature Serve ID: 1253170
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection: 11/04/2024

Description:

Slender-stemmed Monkeyflower is a California endemic plant native to the High Sierra Nevada region of the CA Floristic Province, found in Mariposa and Tuolumne counties, near and around Yosemite National Park. The California Native Plant Society ranks Slender-stemmed Monkeyflower as 1B - rare or endangered in California and elsewhere. This species is threatened by logging, reforestation activities involving herbicides, and possibly also by grazing and human recreation.

Where is Slender-stemmed Monkeyflower (Erythranthe filicaulis) located in the wild?

Habitat:

Slender-stemmed Monkeyflower habitat consists of disturbed, moist loamy soil, generally in partial shade (Jepson eFlora, 2024).

Distribution:

Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties, California

States & Provinces:

Slender-stemmed Monkeyflower can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Slender-stemmed Monkeyflower (Erythranthe filicaulis)?

California Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 11/20/24

CPC's Plant Sponsorship Program provides long term stewardship of rare plants in our National Collection. We are so grateful for all our donors who have made the Plant Sponsorship Program so successful. We are in the process of acknowledging all our wonderful plant sponsorship donors on our website. This is a work in progress and will be updated regularly.

Conservation Actions

Tina Stanley

11/20/2024

California Botanic Garden made a wild provenance seed collection of Erythranthe filicaulis on Stanislaus National Forest in 2024 through the California Plant Rescue initiative. The wild population was fairly small in size, leading to the collection representing few maternal individuals. The seed collection is stored in orthodox storage at California Botanic Garden's seed bank.