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Mimulus primuloides
Mimulus primuloides Benth.
Primrose Monkeyflower, Yellow Creeping Monkeyflower, Creeping Yellow Monkeyflower
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: MIPR
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Yellow creeping monkey-flower or primrose monkey-flower is a low, mat-forming perennial, the whole plant sometimes not more than an inch high. The little leaf rosettes are light green and crowded one against the next. Leaf edges are lined with white hairs. The yellow flowers are primrose-shaped and marked with red-brown spots. The flowers are borne at the ends of tiny, leafless stalks.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: YellowBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: AZ , CA , ID , MT , NM , NV , OR , UT , WANative Distribution: S.w. MT to AZ, w. to e. WA & CA
Native Habitat: Moist meadows & wet, grassy banks from 4000-8000 ft.
Growing Conditions
Water Use: HighLight Requirement: Part Shade
Soil Moisture: Wet
CaCO3 Tolerance: Low
Soil Description: Moist or wet soils.
Conditions Comments: Not Available
Benefit
Conspicuous Flowers: yesPropagation
Description: Easily increased through divisions of the ever-enlarging mats. Seeds may also be used.Seed Collection: Not Available
Seed Treatment: No treatment is necessary.
Commercially Avail: yes
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW | OBL |
From the Archive
Wildflower Newsletter 1996 VOL. 13, NO.4 - The Worth of a Native Plant, Pros and Cons of Using Rare Native Plants, Educatio...Additional resources
USDA: Find Mimulus primuloides in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Mimulus primuloides in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Mimulus primuloides
Metadata
Record Modified: 2015-12-07Research By: TWC Staff