Death Valley Monkeyflower

(Diplacus rupicola)

Description

Diplacus rupicola is a perennial herbaceous plant, growing 1-17 cm tall, with oblanceolate leaves 2-6 cm long. It has pinkish flowers, often faint in color, and has a magenta-purple spot on each lobe.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order:Lamiales

Family:Phrymaceae

Genus:Diplacus

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