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Mimulus filicifolius  Sexton, K. G. Ferris, & Schoenig

(not an active name)
Fern-leaved monkeyflower
© 2018 Cristian Singer
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© 2018 Cristian Singer
© 2018 Cristian Singer
Mimulus filicifolius is an annual herb that is native to California.
also called Erythranthe filicifolia
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Genus: Mimulus
Family: Phrymaceae  
(Scrophulariaceae)
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
JEFErythranthe filicifolia
Information about  Mimulus filicifolius from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
USDA PLANTS Profile (MIFI4)

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Speciation on a Local Geographic Scale...: Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2014 Aug 5;369(1648)
Ferris KG, Sexton JP, Willis JH
We found that M. filicifolius is genetically divergent from the other species and strongly reproductively isolated from M. laciniatus....

The Fern-Leaved Monkeyflower: Madroño 60(3):236-242. 2013
Jason P. Sextona, Kathleen G. Ferrisb, and Steve E. Schoenigc
The fern-leaved monkeyflower, Mimulus filicifolius ... is differentiated from close relatives of Mimulus L. (M. laciniatus Gray and M. guttatus DC.) ... by having many finely divided, bi-pinnately compound leaves.


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: 04/26/2025).