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Mimulus tricolor

Mimulus tricolor Hartw. ex Lindl.

Tricolor Monkeyflower

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)

Synonym(s): Eunanus coulteri, Eunanus tricolor

USDA Symbol: MITR3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Leaf Arrangement: Opposite
Leaf Shape: Oblanceolate
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Stems erect or ascending, up to about 6 inches long.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink , Yellow , Purple
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Corolla magenta to purple with whitish throat stained with yellow, mottled with dark dots, and with one large, maroon spot at center of each lobe base (Jepson Manual).

Distribution

USA: CA , OR

National Wetland Indicator Status

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

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.

Bibliography

Bibref 7 - Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California (1993) Hickman, J.C. (ed.)

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-02-20
Research By: TWC Staff

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