Erythranthe dentata
Phytoneuron 2012-39: 41. 2012.
Perennials, rhizomatous. Stems erect to erect-ascending, simple or few-branched, 15–40 cm, coarsely pilose to hirsute-pilose, glabrescent, internodes evident. Leaves cauline; petiole (0–)2–12 mm, not winged, distally sometimes sessile, subclasping; blade pinnately veined, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate or elliptic-ovate, 25–75 mm, thick, base rounded to cuneate, margins coarsely dentate to serrate, apex acute to obtuse, surfaces coarsely pilose to hirsute-pilose, glabrescent. Flowers herkogamous, 1–5, from distal nodes. Fruiting pedicels 12–25(–50) mm. Fruiting calyces narrowly campanulate, not or weakly inflated, 9–14 mm, villous-hirsute on ribs. Corollas yellow, palate and throat brown to reddish brown-spotted, bilaterally symmetric, ± bilabiate; tube-throat funnelform, 15–26 mm, exserted beyond calyx margin; throat open, palate villous, abaxial ridges low. Styles glabrous. Anthers included, short villous-hirsute. Capsules included, 8–9 mm.
Phenology: Flowering May–Aug.
Habitat: Stream banks.
Elevation: 20–400 m.
Distribution
B.C., Calif., Oreg., Wash.
Discussion
Erythranthe dentata is distinctive and rarely misidentified.
Selected References
None.