Mimulus puniceus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Mimulus puniceus (Nutt.) Steud.

(not an active name)

Red bush monkeyflower

2006 Michelle Cloud-Hughes

2011 Wynn Anderson

Mimulus puniceus is a shrub that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.

also called Diplacus puniceus


	Plant Range Observation Search ~5774 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral

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Alternate Names:


JEF + PLANTS	Diplacus puniceus
Calflora	Mimulus aurantiacus

Information about Mimulus puniceus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (DIPU4) 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: 11/23/2024).