Erythranthe jungermannioides
Phytoneuron 2012-39: 38. 2012.
Perennials, stoloniferous, stolons thin, forming overwintering turions. Stems decumbent to procumbent, simple or branching near base, 5–38 (–60) cm, densely glandular-villous, hairs 0.5–1.2 (–1.5) mm, gland-tipped, internodes evident. Leaves cauline, basal not persistent; petiole 2–5 (–20) mm; blade subpalmately to pinnately veined, broadly ovate to broadly lanceolate, 7–35 (–40) × 8–25 mm, base rounded, margins sharply, irregularly dentate to denticulate, apex acute to obtuse, surfaces glandular-villous. Flowers herkogamous, 2 or 3, from medial to distal nodes. Fruiting pedicels 15–35 mm, densely glandular-villous, hairs 0.5–1.2 (–1.5) mm, gland-tipped. Fruiting calyces plicate-angled, cylindric-urceolate, weakly inflated, 6–12 mm, densely glandular-villous, hairs 0.5–1.2 (–1.5) mm, gland-tipped, lobes 1–2 mm, apex rounded to mucronate. Corollas yellow, with scattered red spots, palate ridges with 2 white patches at tips, bilaterally symmetric, strongly bilabiate; tube-throat funnelform, (12–) 16–20 (–24) mm, exserted beyond calyx margin; limb expanded 8–10 mm, lobes obovate-oblong, apex rounded to truncate. Styles scabrous. Anthers included, glabrous. Capsules included, 5–9 mm. 2n = 32.
Phenology: Flowering May–Jul(–Aug).
Habitat: Basalt crevices in seepage zones in vertical cliff faces and canyon walls.
Elevation: 100–400(–1200) m.
Discussion
The occurrence of Erythranthe jungermannioides in the Columbia River Gorge of Klickitat County, Washington (the only record from the state of Washington), is based on an imprecise, unconfirmed observation from the early 1990s (Washington National Heritage Program 2005).
Selected References
None.