| Family | PHRYMACEAE |
| Genus species | Erythranthe cardinalis (Douglas ex Benth.) Spach |
| Bibliography | Hist. Nat. Vég. 9: 313 (1840) |
| Native Range | w. USA to nw. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | bogs, marshes |
| Altitude | 50-2800m |
| Description | scabrous, viscid, leaves sessile, oblanceolate, acute, amplexicaule, irregularly dentate, palmaticostate, flowers 35-50mm long, bilabiate, upper lip erect |
| Size | 20-90cm |
| Color | orange, red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Diplacus cardinalis (Douglas ex Benth.) Groenl. Mimulus cardinalis Douglas ex Benth. Mimulus cardinalis var. exsul Greene Mimulus cardinalis var. griseus Greene Mimulus cardinalis var. rigens Greene Mimulus maclaineanus Paxton Mimulus maclainii Ferguson ex Hook. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) 79 Mexico (MXN Mexico Northwest) |