Erythranthe montioides (A.Gray) N.S.Fraga is a plant in the Phrymaceae family, order Lamiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Erythranthe montioides (A.Gray) N.S.Fraga

Erythranthe montioides (A.Gray) N.S.Fraga

Erythranthe montioides is a small hairy annual herb with opposite linear leaves and variable-colored tubular five-lobed flowers.

Family
Genus
Erythranthe
Order
Lamiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Erythranthe montioides (A.Gray) N.S.Fraga

Erythranthe montioides is an annual hairy herb that reaches a maximum height of approximately 18 centimeters, or 7 inches. Its leaves are arranged oppositely along the stem, have a linear shape, and grow up to 3 centimeters, or 1.2 inches, long. The species produces tubular flowers with wide openings, which can be solid yellow, solid purple, or bicolored; some populations contain multiple different flower color types. The opening of the flower is split into five main lobes, and each main lobe may be further divided into two smaller lobes.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Phrymaceae Erythranthe

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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