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]

References

1. Barker, W.R.; Nesom, G.L.; Beardsley, P.M.; Fraga, N.S. (2012), "A taxonomic conspectus of Phrymaceae: A narrowed circumscriptions for Mimulus, new and resurrected genera, and new names and combinations" (PDF), Phytoneuron, 2012–39: 1–60
2. Beardsley, P. M.; Yen, Alan; Olmstead, R. G. (2003). "AFLP Phylogeny of Mimulus Section Erythranthe and the Evolution of Hummingbird Pollination". Evolution. 57 (6): 1397–1410. doi:10.1554/02-086. JSTOR 3448862. PMID 12894947. S2CID 198154155.
3. Beardsley, P. M.; Olmstead, R. G. (2002). "Redefining Phrymaceae: the placement of Mimulus, tribe Mimuleae, and Phryma". American Journal of Botany. 89 (7): 1093–1102. doi:10.3732/ajb.89.7.1093. JSTOR 4122195. PMID 21665709.
4. Beardsley, P. M.; Schoenig, Steve E.; Whittall, Justen B.; Olmstead, Richard G. (2004). "Patterns of Evolution in Western North American Mimulus (Phrymaceae)". American Journal of Botany. 91 (3): 474–4890. doi:10.3732/ajb.91.3.474. JSTOR 4123743. PMID 21653403.
5. Erythranthe nasuta (Greene) G.L.Nesom. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
6. Brandvain, Yaniv; Kenney, Amanda M.; Flagel, Lex; Coop, Graham; Sweigert, Andrea L. (2014). "Speciation and Introgression between Mimulus nasutus and Mimulus guttatus". PLOS Genetics. 10 (6): e1004410. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1004410. PMC 4072524. PMID 24967630.
7. Dole, Jefferey A. (1992). "Reproductive Isolation in the M-guttatus-M.Nasutus Complex". The American Midland Naturalist. 100 (2): 269–276. JSTOR 2424826.
8. Kiang, Y. T.; Hamrick, J. L. (1978). "Reproductive Assurance Mechanisms in Three Taxa of the Mimulus guttatus Complex (Scrophulariaceae)". American Journal of Botany. 79 (6): 650–659. doi:10.1002/j.1537-2197.1992.tb14607.x. JSTOR 2444881.