Erythranthe gracilipes

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Erythranthe gracilipes (slender-stalk monkeyflower) is an uncommon annual wildflower in the monkeyflower group. It was previously named Mimulus gracilipes.

Distribution
This plant is endemic to California, known only from a section of the central Sierra Nevada foothills.

Description
It is a tiny plant, growing up to about 8 centimeters tall. The stem is fuzzy and reddish-green, with a few pairs of opposite leaves up to about 1 centimeter long. The pink flower is about 1 centimeter in length and width. The throat is enclosed by a hairy red calyx of sepals. The upper lip has two notches and the lower lip has three lobes. Flowers often appear after habitat disturbance such as wildfires.

Taxonomy
Genus: Erythranthe; Species: gracilipes. Binomial name: Erythranthe gracilipes, authored by B. L. Robinson and Naomi Fraga. Formerly placed in Mimulus as Mimulus gracilipes.