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Mimulus diffusus

Mimulus diffusus A.L. Grant

Palomar Monkey-flower, Palomar Monkeyflower

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)

Synonym(s): Mimulus grantianus

USDA Symbol: MIDI

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 8 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Pink , Yellow , Purple
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Habitat: Moist areas in openings of chaparral, dry meadows in pine and oak woodlands.

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

Metadata

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

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