purple mouse ears

Diplacus douglasii

Member of sessile monkeyflowers (genus Diplacus)
monkeyflowers (family Phrymaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
purple in flowering plants

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• herb
• 2 corolla limbs, bilateral, each 10–18 mm wide (3 more corolla limbs are stumpy)
• calyx 8–14 mm, hairy

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Chris’s observations: none

Not all sites agree about the scientific name:

• Diplacus douglasii → iNaturalist – Calflora – Jepson eFlora – FNA
• Mimulus douglasii → CalPhotos

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora