Brewer's monkeyflower facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Brewer's monkeyflower |
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Erythranthe
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breweri
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Erythranthe breweri is a type of monkeyflower. It is often called Brewer's monkeyflower. This plant grows naturally in western North America. You can find it from British Columbia in Canada all the way down to California and over to Colorado in the United States. It likes to grow in damp places.
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What is Brewer's Monkeyflower?
Brewer's monkeyflower is a small plant that lives for only one year. It is an annual herb. The plant has a thin stem that stands straight up. This stem can grow up to about 21 centimeters tall. That's roughly the length of a standard ruler!
Plant Appearance
The plant's leaves and stem often have a reddish-green color. Its leaves grow in pairs, one across from the other. They are long and narrow, like a line. Each leaf can be up to 3.5 centimeters long. The whole plant feels a bit hairy.
Its Beautiful Flowers
This monkeyflower has small, tube-shaped flowers. Each flower sits inside a cup-like structure called a calyx. This calyx is made of tiny leaves called sepals. The calyx is also a little bit hairy. It has small, equal bumps around its opening.
Flower Details
The main part of the flower, called the corolla, has five lobes. These lobes are like small petals. The corolla is only a few millimeters long. It is usually a light purplish-pink color. Often, you can see darker spots inside the flower's throat.
A Name Change
For a long time, this plant was known by a different scientific name. It used to be called Mimulus breweri. But scientists studied it more closely. They found it fit better into the Erythranthe group. So, its name was changed to Erythranthe breweri.
