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Wing-Leaf Monkeyflower

erythranthe ptilota

The Wing-Leaf Monkeyflower has beautiful, wing-like leaves that look like they are ready to take off! It blooms with bright, cheerful flowers that attract lots of friendly pollinators.

Lebensraum: Wet meadows and stream banks.

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The Wing-Leaf Monkeyflower has unique square stems with prominent 'wings' or ridges, supporting vibrant yellow, snapdragon-like flowers, often with reddish spots. Its bright blooms are contrasted by its lance-shaped green leaves, creating a distinctive wetland appearance.

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Wing-Leaf Monkeyflower

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Each tiny flower can create hundreds of even tinier seeds, ready to float away and find new homes!

Its square stems have cool 'wings' that aren't just for show—they help the plant stand strong!

Look closely! Some people think the flower's shape looks exactly like a monkey's happy, smiling face!

This plant is a water-lover, often growing with its 'feet' soaking wet in shallow streams or ditches!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Water-Wicking Stems

Wing-Leaf Monkeyflower has unique winged stems that help channel rainwater down to its roots, making the most of moisture in its wet habitats.

Fähigkeit

Wetland Wonder

Wing-Leaf Monkeyflower can thrive in waterlogged soils due to specialized roots, allowing it to colonize soggy areas where other plants can't survive.

Fähigkeit

Pollinator Magnet

Wing-Leaf Monkeyflower's bright yellow, tubular flowers are perfectly shaped to attract specific bee pollinators, ensuring successful reproduction.

Maße und Details

Höhe
30-90 cm
Ausbreitung
30-60 cm
Blütengröße
2-3 cm
Blütezeit
Summer-fall
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

European honey bee

Apis mellifera

collects nectar and pollen

pollinates

Common eastern bumblebee

Bombus impatiens

an important native pollinator

eaten by

White-tailed deer

Odocoileus virginianus

occasionally browses its leaves

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Winged Flower

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

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Was ist der/die/das höhe von Wing-Leaf Monkeyflower?

30-90 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Wing-Leaf Monkeyflower?

30-60 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Wing-Leaf Monkeyflower?

2-3 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Wing-Leaf Monkeyflower?

Summer-fall

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Wing-Leaf Monkeyflower?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Wing-Leaf Monkeyflower?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Wing-Leaf Monkeyflower?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Wing-Leaf Monkeyflower?

Insekten

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