Diplacus bicolor is a species of monkeyflower known by the common name Harlequin monkeyflower.[2] It is also known as Diplacus whitneyi.[1][3]
| Diplacus bicolor | |
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| Giant Sequoia National Monument, 2022 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Phrymaceae |
| Genus: | Diplacus |
| Species: | D. bicolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Diplacus bicolor (A.Gray) Hrusa (2014)
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Distribution and habitat
editDiplacus bicolor is endemic to the southern Sierra Nevada of California, such as below the Mount Whitney area. It grows in bare and disturbed habitat, such as exposed talus slopes and roadsides.
Description
editDiplacus bicolor is an herb growing up to about 14 centimeters tall. The oval to linear leaves reach up to 2.3 centimeters long. The tubular base of the flower is encapsulated in a dark-ribbed calyx of hairy sepals with pointed lobes.
The flower corolla is between 1 and 2 centimeters in length and may be pink or yellow. It generally has longitudinal stripes in the mouth.
References
edit- ^ a b Diplacus bicolor (A.Gray) Hrusa. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Diplacus bicolor Calflora". www.calflora.org. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ^ Hrusa, G.F. 2014. Diplacus bicolor, correct name in the genus Diplacus for Mimulus whitneyi (Phrymaceae). Phytoneuron 2014-17: 1. Published 21 January 2014. ISSN 2153-733X
External links
edit- Jepson Manual Treatment - Mimulus whitneyi
- USDA Plants Profile: Mimulus whitneyi
- Mimulus whitneyi Photo gallery
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