RED MONKEYFLOWER 



Diplacus punkeus Nuttall 



Red monkeyflower is a bushy plant four to five feet tall, with 

 bright green foliage, beautifully decorated with velvety red flowers. 

 It is most attractive when found growing in the crevices of the sea 

 cliffs on the coast, or the steep sides of the arroyos. Perhaps the flow- 

 ers of some species of this genus, a typical member of the Figwort 

 Family, may resemble monkey faces as implied in the common name 

 but as far as this flower is concerned, the resemblance is remote. 



Red monkeyflower is found only in California, and is especially 

 abundant in the region about Torrey Pines, where the sketch was 

 made. 



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