Crimson Monkeyflower (Erythranthe verbenacea)

Crimson Monkeyflower, a reference photo — Photo: Mary Grim · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Erythranthe verbenacea, also known as crimson monkeyflower, is a species of flowering plant native to western North America. This plant usually grows near desert watering places, and has been observed in the southwestern U.S. states of Utah and Arizona, and in several northern Mexican states including Sonora, Chihuahua, Durango, Sinaloa, and Baja California.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Crimson 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.

Easily confused with

Erythranthe cinnabarina
Erythranthe cardinalis
Erythranthe eastwoodiae

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Phrymaceae
Genus: Erythranthe
Species: Erythranthe verbenacea

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