Although quite rare, the Death Valley monkeyflower can be found in shaded
limestone crevices on steep
canyon walls in the mountains bordering
Death Valley, and the
sky islands in the northern Mojave Desert.
Description
Diplacus rupicola is a
perennialherbaceous plant, growing 1–17 cm tall, with oblanceolate
leaves 2–6 cm long. It has pinkish
flowers, often faint in color, and has a magenta-purple spot on each lobe.
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