Mimulus nanus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Mimulus nanus Hook. & Arn.

(not an active name)

Dwarf monkey flower, Dwarf purple monkeyflower

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

also called Diplacus nanus


	Plant Range Observation Search ~243 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

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Chaparral, Northern Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Mimulus tolmiei
JEF	Diplacus nanus

Information about Mimulus nanus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (MINA) 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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/29/2025).