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Mimulus ovatus
Mimulus ovatus (A. Gray) N.H. Holmgren
Carson Monkeyflower, Egg-leaf Bush-monkey-flower, Eggleaf Monkey-flower, Eggleaf Monkeyflower, Steamboat Monkeyflower
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)
Synonym(s): Mimulus bigelovii var. ovatus
USDA Symbol: MIOV2
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: Red , Yellow , PurpleBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: NVNative Habitat: Dry to moist, often barren, loose, sandy to gravelly slopes, sandy alkaline valley floors, roadsides, washes, sagebrush, pinyon-juniper, open yellow pine woodlands.
Web Reference
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 ovatus in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Mimulus ovatus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Mimulus ovatus
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-09Research By: CBR