Seep Monkey flower, Erythranthe guttatus

Bright yellow flowers up to 1.5 in. Two-lipped corolla; lower lip hairy with red spots near throat. San Juan Loop Trail, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside Co., CA 7-11-10. © Joan Avise	Seep Monkey flower Erythranthe guttatus Part of a species complex, taking variable forms, making it a model organism for studies of evolution and ecology. There are both annual and perennial forms. It is common along river banks, streams, and other wet places in foothills and the Santa Ana Mtns. Plants can be erect or decumbent, the latter sometimes rooting at the nodes. Height ranges from 16-40 inches. It is pollinated by bees. Phrymaceae Back to Phrymaceae of Orange County, California Back to Eudicots of Orange County, California Back to Natural History of Orange County, California
Flowers on long stems in leaf axils. Caspers Wilderness Park, San Juan Capistrano, CA. 4-29-07. © Joan Avise	Short 5-cleft bell-shaped calyx, rounded leaves irregularly toothed. Caspers Wilderness Park, San Juan Capistrano, CA. © Joan Avise
Flowers occur in leaf axils in racemes of five or more. Caspers Wilderness Park, San Juan Capistrano, CA. © Joan Avise	Developing fruits turn brown as they age. San Juan Loop Trail, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside Co., CA 7-11-10. © Joan Avise
Three plants at creek edge San Juan Loop Trail, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside Co., CA 7-11-10. © Joan Avise	Developing fruits turn brown as they age. San Juan Loop Trail, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside Co., CA. 8-25-11. © Peter J. Bryant
With Needle Goldfields, Lasthenia gracilis, at Mesa de Burro, Santa Rosa Plateau 3-28-10. © Ron Vanderhoff.