Diplacus linearis, also known as the Monterey monkeyflower or the chaparral bush monkeyflower, is a species of flowering plant. It is a subshrub or shrub endemic to western California. It has been observed in Monterey, San Benito, and San Luis Obispo counties in California. It is native to the central coast and South Coast Ranges, where it grows in well-drained exposed areas and boulder and rock outcrop crevices.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Monterey Monkeyflower being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Phrymaceae
- Genus
- Diplacus
- Species
- Diplacus linearis
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