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Mimulus filicaulis

Mimulus filicaulis S. Watson

Slender-stem Monkey-flower, Slender-stemmed Monkeyflower, Slenderstem Monkeyflower

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: MIFI

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Habitat: Moist open areas on gentle slopes, meadows, roadsides, gravelly soils.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:			FACW							FACW

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

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

Metadata

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

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