Erythranthe serpentinicola
Lewis' Monkeyflower
Erythranthe lewisii
(Pursh) G.L.Nesom & N.S.Fraga Species
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- Botanical name
- Erythranthe lewisii
- Also known as
- Great Purple Monkeyflower, Lewis' Monkeyflower, Lewis's Monkey-Flower, Pink Monkeyflower, Purple Monkeyflower, Red Monkeyflower
- Family
- Phrymaceae
- Genus
- Erythranthe
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Lewis' Monkeyflower
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Erythranthe lewisii but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Mimulus lewisii
Mimulus lewisii f. albus
Mimulus lewisii f. leuceruthrus
Mimulus lewisii f. tetonensis
Mimulus lewisii var. albus
Mimulus lewisii var. exsertus
Mimulus lewisii var. tetonensis
Mimulus roseus
Mimulus roseus var. glabrior
Others in Erythranthe
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