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Mimulus fremontii (Fremont's monkeyflower)
Bransford, W.D. and Dolphia

Mimulus fremontii

Mimulus fremontii (Benth.) A. Gray

Fremont's Monkeyflower

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)

Synonym(s): Eunanus fremontii, Mimulus glabratus ssp. fremontii

USDA Symbol: MIFR2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

A small, branched, glandular-hairy, reddish plant with slightly bilaterally symmetrical, rose-lavender flowers.

This species is abundant for a few years after a fire sweeps through the chaparral but decreases as the vegetation closes back in.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 10 inches tall.

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Distribution: Southern California and Baja California west of desert.
Native Habitat: Recent burns, road banks, dry gullies, and other dry open places.

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-05-18
Research By: TWC Staff

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