Phrymaceae
Chaparral bush monkeyflower
Diplacus linearis
- Family
- Phrymaceae
- Genus
- Diplacus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Chaparral bush monkeyflower
Synonyms
- Diplacus aurantiacus var. linearis (Benth.) D.J.Keil
- Diplacus fasciculatus (Pennell) McMinn
- Diplacus longiflorus var. linearis (Benth.) McMinn
- Mimulus bifidus subsp. fasciculatus Pennell
- Mimulus glutinosus f. linearis (Benth.) Voss
- Mimulus glutinosus var. linearis (Benth.) A.Gray
- Mimulus linearis Benth.
- Mimulus longiflorus var. linearis (Benth.) A.L.Grant
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 423 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Kimberly Jay Moses, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alex Heyman, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Pinnacles National Park, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ian Lane, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rebecca Johnson, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kimberly Jay Moses, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Christine Rudman, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Barbara Banfield, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daniel Kennedy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.