- Mimulus douglasii
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Mimulus douglasii Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Phrymaceae Genus: Mimulus Species: M. douglasii Binomial name Mimulus douglasii
(Benth.) A.GrayMimulus douglasii is a species of monkeyflower known by the common names brownies and purple mouse ears. It is native to the mountains and foothills of California and Oregon, where it is often found on serpentine soils.
Description
The purple and yellow mottled magenta corolla is divided into five lobes, the upper two being largest and rounded like the ears of a mouse.
Synonyms
- Mimulus cleistogamus
- Eunanus douglasii
- Eunanus subuniflorus
- Mimulus atropurpureus
- Mimulus nanus var. subuniflorus
- Mimulus subuniflorus
External links
Categories:- Phrymaceae
- Flora of Oregon
- Flora of California chaparral and woodlands
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada region (U.S.)
- Lamiales stubs
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