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Mimulus leptaleus
Mimulus leptaleus A. Gray
Least Flowered Monkey Flower, Least-flower Monkey-flower, Least-flowered Monkeyflower, Slender Monkeyflower
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)
Synonym(s): Eunanus leptaleus
USDA Symbol: MILE
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: AnnualHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 6 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Pink , PurpleBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: CA , NVNative Habitat: Developing granitic soils, boulders of granite outcrops, disturbed areas, water runoff areas.
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 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Mimulus leptaleus in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Mimulus leptaleus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Mimulus leptaleus
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-09Research By: CBR