Although quite rare, the Death Valley monkeyflower can be found in shadedlimestone crevices on steepcanyon walls in the mountains borderingDeath Valley, and thesky islands in the northern Mojave Desert.
Diplacus rupicola is aperennialherbaceous plant, growing 1–17 cm tall, with oblanceolateleaves 2–6 cm long. It has pinkishflowers, often faint in color, and has a magenta-purple spot on each lobe.
^Beardsley, P. M.; Yen, Alan; Olmstead, R. G. (2003). "AFLP Phylogeny ofMimulus SectionErythranthe and the Evolution of Hummingbird Pollination".Evolution.57 (6):1397–1410.doi:10.1554/02-086.JSTOR3448862.PMID12894947.S2CID198154155.
^Beardsley, P. M.; Olmstead, R. G. (2002). "Redefining Phrymaceae: the placement ofMimulus, tribe Mimuleae, andPhryma".American Journal of Botany.89 (7):1093–1102.doi:10.3732/ajb.89.7.1093.JSTOR4122195.PMID21665709.
