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Mimulus cleistogamus

Mimulus cleistogamus J.T. Howell

Selfing Monkey-flower, Selfing Monkeyflower

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: MICL

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 3 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow , Purple
Bloom Time: Feb , Mar , Apr , May

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Habitat: Bare clay, serpentine or granitic soils, gentle to moderately steep slopes, upper banks of small creeks and ditches.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 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 cleistogamus in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Mimulus cleistogamus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Mimulus cleistogamus

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-09
Research By: CBR

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