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Mimulus montioides

Mimulus montioides A. Gray

Mointain Monkey-flower, Mointain Monkeyflower, Montia Like Monkeyflower, Montia-like Monkeyflower

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)

Synonym(s): Mimulus discolor

USDA Symbol: MIMO2

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: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: CA , NV
Native Habitat: Sandy openings in mixed coniferous and lodgepole forests.

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

Metadata

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

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