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Mimulus aurantiacus  Curtis

(not an active name)
Bush monkey flower,   Island monkeyflower,   Sticky monkeyflower
© 2012 Andrea Williams
© 2009 Keir Morse
© 2004 Dr. Mark S. Brunell
© 2007 Steven Thorsted
Mimulus aurantiacus is a shrub that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.
also called Diplacus aurantiacus
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Genus: Mimulus
Family: Phrymaceae  
(Scrophulariaceae)
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: coastal, disturbed

Communities: Northern Coastal Scrub, Coastal Sage Scrub, Closed-cone Pine Forest, Redwood Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Northern Oak Woodland, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Joshua Tree Woodland

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 Alternate Names:
OTHERDiplacus aurantiacus
OTHERMimulus bifidus ssp. bifidus
OTHERMimulus longiflorus ssp. longiflorus
OTHERMimulus puniceus
PLANTSDiplacus aurantiacus ssp. aurantiacus
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Information about  Mimulus aurantiacus from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.
USDA PLANTS Profile (DIAUA)

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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).