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Mimulus arenarius
Mimulus arenarius A.L. Grant
Sand-loving Monkeyflower, Sandloving Monkey-flower, Sandloving Monkeyflower
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: MIAR
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: AnnualHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 8 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Red , YellowBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Distribution
USA: CANative Habitat: Sandy flats, bars, gullies, washes, trails, roadcuts, seasonal creek beds and drainages, rocky slopes, seepy loam, ditches, lake edges, meadows, openings in pine-fir and pine-oak woodlands.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 36 - Jepson eFlora (2019) The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Mimulus arenarius in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Mimulus arenarius in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Mimulus arenarius
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-09Research By: CBR