Erythranthe arenaria

Erythranthe arenaria, formerly Mimulus arenarius, also known as sand-loving monkeyflower, is a species of flowering plant.^[1] This plant is native to eastern California in the United States, where it is found in the central and southern Sierra Nevada mountains.^[2] Sand-loving monkeyflower is usually found in "sandy flats, sand bars, washes, seasonal creek beds" in the foothills and the High Sierra.^[3]

Erythranthe arenaria
Fresno County, California, 2018
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Phrymaceae
Genus:	Erythranthe
Species:	E. arenaria
Binomial name
Erythranthe arenaria (A.L. Grant, 1925) G.L. Nesom, 2012
Synonyms
Mimulus arenarius

The type specimen was collected from near Huntington Lake in Fresno County, in 1917.^[4] This plant was moved from the genus Mimulus to the genus Erythranthe in 2012.^[4]

See also

• Ecology of the Sierra Nevada