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Mimulus fremontii (Fremont's monkeyflower)
Bransford, W.D. and Dolphia

Mimulus fremontii (Benth.) Gray

Fremont's monkeyflower

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)

USDA Symbol: MIFR2

USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

A small, branched, glandular-hairy, reddish plant with slightly bilaterally symmetrical, rose-lavender flowers.

This species is abundant for a few years after a fire sweeps through the chaparral but decreases as the vegetation closes back in.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit:

Bloom Information

Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Distribution: Southern California and Baja California west of desert.
Native Habitat: Recent burns, road banks, dry gullies, and other dry open places.
USDA Native Status: L48(N)

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Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2007-01-01
Research By: TWC Staff

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