Phrymaceae

Copper flower

Erythranthe cuprea (Dombrain) G.L.Nesom

Family: Phrymaceae
Genus: Erythranthe

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Copper flower (Erythranthe cuprea) — FlowerPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 铜黄猴面花
English: Copper flower, Flor de cobre

Synonyms

Mimulus cupreus Dombrain
Mimulus cupreus f. roezlii (Benary ex J.N.Haage & E.Schmidt) Voss
Mimulus cupreus f. tigridiodes Voss
Mimulus cupreus var. speciosus J.Muir
Mimulus luteus var. cupreus (Dombrain) Hook.f.
Mimulus moodyi Ysabeau
Mimulus neubertii F.Haage & E.Schmidt ex Wettst.
Mimulus roezlii Benary ex J.N.Haage & E.Schmidt
Mimulus roezlii Voss
Mimulus tigrinus Voss

Flowers

In flower: November to March (from 95 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: aacocucci, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Cody Hinchliff, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ariadna Tripaldi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Agustín Zarco, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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). About our plant data.