Mimulus guttatus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Mimulus guttatus DC.

(not an active name)

Seep monkey flower, Yellow monkey flower

2001 George W. Hartwell

2018 Diane Etchison

2011 Dean Wm. Taylor, Ph.D.

2007 Joseph Dougherty, M.D./ecology.org

2002 George Jackson

2001 Steven Thorsted

2004 Carol W. Witham

2002 Lynn Watson

2001 Steve Schoenig

Mimulus guttatus is an annual or perennial herb (rhizomatous) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America.

also called Erythranthe guttata


	Plant Range Observation Search ~5514 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 in wetlands

Habitat: coastal, meadows

Communities: Coastal Strand, Northern Coastal Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, wetland-riparian, many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Mimulus arvensis
PLANTS	Mimulus bakeri
PLANTS	Mimulus brachystylis
PLANTS	Mimulus clementinus
PLANTS	Mimulus cordatus
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Information about Mimulus guttatus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (MIGU) 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).