Mimulus diffusus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Mimulus diffusus A. L. Grant

(not an active name)

Palomar monkeyflower

2007 Neal Kramer

2015 Ron Wolf

2019 Ron Vanderhoff

2008 Aaron Schusteff

Mimulus diffusus is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found in Baja California.

also called Erythranthe diffusa


	Plant Range Observation Search ~228 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Mimulus grantianus
JEF + CNPS	Erythranthe diffusa

Information about Mimulus diffusus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (MIDI) 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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).