Erythranthe nasuta

Erythranthe nasuta, also known as shy monkeyflower, is a species of monkeyflower. It was formerly known as Mimulus nasutus.^[1][2][3][4] It is an annual native to western North America, ranging from British Columbia to northwestern Mexico.^[5]

Erythranthe nasuta
San Diego County, California, 2019
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Phrymaceae
Genus:	Erythranthe
Species:	E. nasuta
Binomial name
Erythranthe nasuta (Greene) G.L.Nesom
Synonyms
List Mimulus guttatus var. nasutus (Greene) Jeps. Mimulus langsdorffii var. nasutus (Greene) Jeps. Mimulus nasutus Greene Mimulus bakeri Gand. Mimulus cuspidatus Greene Mimulus erosus Greene Mimulus guttatus var. gracilis (A.Gray) G.R.Campb. Mimulus luteus var. gracilis A.Gray, W.H.Emory Mimulus parishii Gand. Mimulus puberulus Gand. Mimulus puncticalyx Gand. Mimulus sookensis B.G.Benedict, Modlisz., Sweigart, N.H.Martin, Ganders & John Mimulus subreniformis Greene

Erythranthe nasuta evolved from Erythranthe guttata in central California between 200,000 and 500,000 years ago and since then has become primarily a self-pollinator. Other differences have occurred since then, such as genetic code variations and variations in plant morphology.^[6][7] E. nasuta prefers a drier habitat than E. guttata.^[8]