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Red Bush Monkeyflower
Red Bush Monkeyflower
Diplacus puniceus
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Coastal sage scrub
Range
North America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Sticky Resin
Status
Uncommon

About

This shrub grows in the dry coastal scrublands of southern California. Its tubular flowers force hummingbirds to brush against pollen-covered stamens.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Phrymaceae
Genus
Diplacus
Species
Diplacus puniceus