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Mimulus moschatus
Mimulus moschatus Douglas ex Lindl.
Muskflower
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: MIMO3
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (I)
A sticky, hairy, musk-scented plant with bilaterally symmetrical, tubular, yellow, flattish-faced flowers in leaf axils on a weak, ascending stem.
Originally native to North America from the Rockies west, as far north as British Columbia and as far south as southern California, this plant has apparently escaped from cultivation over much of its present range. It can be used in wetland wildflower gardens. Two other species, both known as Yellow Monkeyflower, have smooth stems and yellow flowers: M. guttatus has flowers 1/2-1 3/4" (1.5-4.5 cm) long, with essentially closed throats, and is naturalized from western North America, occurring in Newfoundland, New Brunswick, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and probably elsewhere in the East; M. glabratus has flowers 1/4-1" (6-25 mm) long, with wide-open throats, and is found from Alberta to Quebec and from Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, and the Dakotas south to Texas.
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: YellowBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Distribution
USA: CA , CO , CT , ID , MA , ME , MI , MT , NC , NH , NJ , NV , NY , OR , PA , UT , VA , VT , WA , WV , WYCanada: BC , NB , NL , NS , ON , PE , QC
Native Distribution: Ontario east to Newfoundland, south to North Carolina, and northwest to West Virginia; Michigan; also in much of West.
Native Habitat: Streambanks and pondsides.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | FACW | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL |
From the National Organizations Directory
According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:Santa Barbara Botanic Garden - Santa Barbara, CA
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 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 moschatus in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Mimulus moschatus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Mimulus moschatus
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-05-18Research By: TWC Staff