Scientific name:

Diplacus aurantiacus

Family: Lopseed or Phrymaceae

Genus: Monkeyflowers

Blooms: Mar–Aug

Plant Height: 10 -150 cm

Habitat: Coastal and dry hillside inland

About: This is an extremely common shrub, especially in the Outer Coast Ranges. It is immediately recognizable, with its bright orange flowers, generally arranged in pairs. Leaves are dark green, opposite, and elliptic to linear. Stems, leaves and calyxes are sticky to the touch. Flowers are either sessile or short-pediceled.

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