Blushing Monkeyflower

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Erythranthe erubescens

Blushing Monkeyflower, a reference photo
Photo: Peter Garber · CC0 (licence)

Erythranthe erubescens, the California blushing monkeyflower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Phrymaceae, native to the U.S. states of California and Nevada. A perennial, it is found in the Sierra Nevada, and is sister to Erythranthe lewisii.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Blushing 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 erubescens

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