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Pronunciation: dip-LAH-kus aw-STRAY-lis
Common name: Southern bush monkeyflower
Family: Phrymaceae (Lopseed)
Habitat: San Joaquin Hills, Lomas de Santiago, Laguna Hills and coastal slopes of Santa Ana Mts
Blooming period: March to July
Name derivations: 1) Diplacus 2) australis
NOTE: Thought by some to be a hybrid of D. longiflorus and D. puniceus