</s> ▁E ry th rant he ▁mont io ides ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁mon key flow er ▁known ▁by ▁the ▁common ▁name ▁mont ia - like ▁mon key flow er . ▁It ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁the ▁Sierra ▁Nev ada ▁and ▁its ▁fo oth ills ▁in ▁California , ▁and ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁observed ▁in ▁the ▁mountains ▁near ▁Car son ▁City , ▁Nev ada . ▁It ▁grows ▁in ▁mo ist ▁areas ▁in ▁the ▁mountains ▁and ▁dist urbed , ▁rock y ▁so ils . ▁It ▁was ▁formerly ▁known ▁as ▁M im ulus ▁mont io ides . ▁ ▁Description ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁hair y ▁annual ▁her b ▁growing ▁up ▁to ▁about ▁ 1 8 ▁cent im eters ▁tall . ▁The ▁oppos it ely ▁arranged ▁leaves ▁are ▁linear ▁in ▁shape ▁and ▁up ▁to ▁ 3 ▁cent im eters ▁long . ▁The ▁tub ular , ▁wide - fac ed ▁flower ▁may ▁be ▁yellow , ▁pur ple , ▁or ▁b icol ored , ▁and ▁some ▁populations ▁have ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁color ▁type . ▁The ▁face ▁of ▁the ▁flower ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁five ▁lo bes , ▁each ▁of ▁which ▁may ▁be ▁sub div ided ▁into ▁two ▁lo bes . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Je pson ▁Man ual ▁Tre at ment ▁US DA ▁Pl ants ▁Profile ▁Ph oto ▁gallery ▁ ▁mont io ides ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁the ▁Sierra ▁Nev ada ▁( U . S .) ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁California ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁Nev ada <0x0A> </s> ▁Pet r ▁K ral ert ▁( born ▁ 2