Single Record

Participant Info

Species
Erythranthe geyeri [Mimulus geyeri] [Mimulus glabratus] [Erythranthe glabrata] [Mimulus jamesii]
Family
Phrymaceae
CommonName
roundleaf monkeyflower
Presence
YES
Status
native
EarliestDate
1934
LatestDate
2024
Ecosystem
basin, shrubland, foothill, montane
Geobotanical
SSanjuans, NCristos, UBasin
Counties
Alamosa, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache, San Juan
Passes
Stony
WildlifePreserves
Baca, Great Sand Dunes, Russell Lakes, Sego Springs
Other Localities
Comments
Formerly under the name Mimulus glabratus, Erythranthe geyeri or roundleaf monkeyflower has been collected less often than Erythranthe guttatus in the Watershed. But there are a substantial number of records, usually by springs, streams, and lakes in the Upper Basin (e.g., Baca NWR; Russel Lakes SWA; Great Sand Dunes NM), Sego Springs SWA, and from slightly higher elevations (e.g., Valley View Hot Springs; Cat Creek SW of Monte Vista; Humphrey's Ranch near Wagon Wheel Gap). A recent record is iNaturalist obseration #239263738, 1 Sept 2024, Sego Springs SWA. The flower has a wide distribution in the USA, including the desert Southwest, the Rockies, the Great Plains, and the Great Lakes. It follows the Rio Grande drainage through New Mexico to a little past the Big Bend region of Texas. Note that the former genus Mimulus has been revised to assign all Watershed flowers previously treated as Mimulus to the genus Erythranthe (Barker et al. 2012).