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Mimulus coccineus

Mimulus coccineus Congd.

Red Monkey-flower, Red Monkeyflower

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)

Synonym(s): Mimulus stamineus, Mimulus wolfii

USDA Symbol: MICO

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 6 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Yellow , Purple
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: CA , NV , WA
Native Habitat: Openings in sagebrush, disturbed slopes, granite outcrops, serpentine substrates, gravelly and sandy soils, sandy moraines, pumice flats, gravelly washes, meadows, shadscale and sagebrush communities, pinyon-juniper and ponderosa pine woodlands.

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 coccineus in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Mimulus coccineus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Mimulus coccineus

Metadata

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

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