Mimulus ringens L.
Annotated by Ben Legler, 2015.

Washington: Clark County: East shore of Columbia River ca 0.8 km south of Frenchmans Bar Regional Park. Elev. 3 m.
45.673203° N, 122.764733° W
Datum: WGS 84. Uncertainty: 33 meters. Coordinate Source: Digital Map.
Wet, exposed, silty bar on river bank adjacent to mouth of small stream; water levels influenced by tides; with low, lawn-like cover of Eleocharis, Limosella aquatica, and Mazus pumilus bordered below by mostly bare mud, and bordered on upper side by lush growth of Leerzia oryzoides and Helenium autumnale. Stem erect, from a slightly tuberous root; leaves opposite, sessile, clasping; flowers 1 per leaf axil; calyx 5-lobed, enclosing the capsular fruit; uncommon among Leerzia. Photographed. Phenology: Fruits.

Ben Legler 13842, Sep 11, 2015
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