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Mimulus cusickii

Mimulus cusickii (Greene) Rattan

Cusick's Bush-monkey-flower, Cusick's Monkey-flower, Cusick's Monkeyflower

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)

Synonym(s): Eunanus cusickii

USDA Symbol: MICU2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 4 inches tall.

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

USA: CA , ID , NV , OR , WA
Native Habitat: Slopes, canyons, washes, ditches, sand talus, diatomaceous slopes, basalt outcrops, black volcanic gravel, volcanic ash and sand, sagebrush areas, moist spots in bare and scrubby habitat.

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 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

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

Metadata

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

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