Taxon: Erythranthe guttata (DC.) G. L. Nesom

Summary

Genus:

Erythranthe

Family:

Phrymaceae

Nomen number:

468039

Place of publication:

Phytoneuron 2012-39:43. 2012

Verified:

04/22/2014 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

46 (46 active, 29 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Mimulus guttatus DC.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Barker, W. R. et al. 2012. A taxonomic conspectus of Phrymaceae: A narrowed circumscription for Mimulus, new and resurrected genera, and new names and combinations. Phytoneuron 2012-39:1-60.

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	common monkey-flower	as Mimulus guttatus	1	Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora. Note: as Mimulus guttatus
English	monkey-flower	as Mimulus guttatus	1	Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource). Note: as Mimulus guttatus
Portuguese (Brazil)	berro	as Mimulus guttatus	2	Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Swedish	gyckelblomma	as Mimulus guttatus	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) Note: as Mimulus guttatus

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora		Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado		Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho		Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana		Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon		Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington		Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming		Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico		Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona		Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California		Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada		Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah		Welsh, S. L. et al. 1993. A Utah flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Yukon		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	United States	Alaska		Garibaldi, A. 1999. Medicinal flora of the Alaska natives: a compilation of knowledge from literary sources of Aleut, Alutiiq, Athabascan, Eyak, Haida, Inupiat, Tlingit, Tsimshian traditional healing methods using plants. Note: Alaska Natural Heritage Program, Anchorage, AK
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
2	Cultivated					also cult.	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening

Native
Northern America

SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Yukon], United States [Alaska]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Sonora]

Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)

Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
Garibaldi, A. 1999. Medicinal flora of the Alaska natives: a compilation of knowledge from literary sources of Aleut, Alutiiq, Athabascan, Eyak, Haida, Inupiat, Tlingit, Tsimshian traditional healing methods using plants. Note: Alaska Natural Heritage Program, Anchorage, AK
Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Welsh, S. L. et al. 1993. A Utah flora.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental	as Mimulus guttatus	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: as Mimulus guttatus
Environmental	ornamental	as Mimulus guttatus	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: as Mimulus guttatus

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=468039. Accessed 17 April 2026.