Erythranthe serpentinicola
Scarlet Monkey-Flower
Erythranthe cardinalis
(Douglas ex Benth.) Spach Species
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- Botanical name
- Erythranthe cardinalis
- Also known as
- Cardinal Monkey-Flower, Scarlet Monkey-Flower
- Family
- Phrymaceae
- Genus
- Erythranthe
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Scarlet Monkey-Flower
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Erythranthe cardinalis but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Diplacus cardinalis
Mimulus cardinalis
Mimulus cardinalis var. exsul
Mimulus cardinalis var. griseus
Mimulus cardinalis var. rigens
Mimulus maclaineanus
Mimulus maclainii
Mimulus rubina
Others in Erythranthe
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