Mimulus tricolor Calflora

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Taxon Report

Mimulus tricolor Hartw. ex Lindl.

(not an active name)

Tricolor monkeyflower

2004 Carol W. Witham

2015 John Doyen

2004 Carol W. Witham

2014 Aaron Arthur

2004 Carol W. Witham

Mimulus tricolor is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Diplacus tricolor


	Plant Range Observation Search ~379 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

Communities: Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Eunanus coulteri
PLANTS	Eunanus tricolor
JEF	Diplacus tricolor

Information about Mimulus tricolor from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (MITR3) 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).