Mimulus purpureus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Mimulus purpureus A. L. Grant

(not an active name)

Little purple monkeyflower

2006 John Game

2009 Thomas Stoughton

2005 Chris Wagner, SBNF

2001 Steve Schoenig

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

also called Erythranthe purpurea


	Plant Range Observation Search ~67 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 usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: meadows, pebble-plain

Communities: Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS	Erythranthe purpurea

Information about Mimulus purpureus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (MIPU4) 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).