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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: AnnualHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 3 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Yellow , PurpleBloom Time: Feb , Mar , Apr , May
Distribution
USA: CANative 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) 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 cleistogamus in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Mimulus cleistogamus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Mimulus cleistogamus
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-09Research By: CBR