Diplacus bicolor is a species of monkeyflower known by the common name harlequin monkeyflower. It is endemic to the southern Sierra Nevada of California, where it grows in bare and disturbed habitat, such as roadsides and exposed slopes. This is an herb growing up to about 14 centimeters tall. The oval to linear leaves reach up to 2.3 centimeters long. The tubular base of the flower is encapsulated in a dark-ribbed calyx of hairy sepals with pointed lobes. The flower corolla is between 1 and 2 centimeters in length and may be pink or yellow. It generally has longitudinal stripes in the mouth.
Diplacus bicolor
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