Brewer's Monkeyflower

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Erythranthe breweri

Brewer's Monkeyflower, a reference photo
Photo: (c) Matt Berger, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Erythranthe breweri is a species of monkeyflower known by the common name Brewer's monkeyflower. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado, where it grows in moist spots in several habitat types. This is a hairy annual herb producing a thin, erect stem up to 21 centimeters tall. The herbage is reddish green in color. The paired opposite leaves are linear in shape and up to 3.5 centimeters long. The plant bears small tubular flowers, each with its base encapsulated in a lightly hairy calyx of sepals with tiny equal lobes at its mouth.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Brewer's 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
Species
Erythranthe breweri

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