Mimulus filicaulis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Mimulus filicaulis S. Watson

(not an active name)

Slender stemmed monkeyflower, Slenderstem monkeyflower

Mimulus filicaulis is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Erythranthe filicaulis


	Plant Range Observation Search ~87 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Mimulus
Family:	Phrymaceae (Scrophulariaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: meadows

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Foothill Woodland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Erythranthe filicaulis

Information about Mimulus filicaulis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (MIFI) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/29/2025).