Mimulus leptaleus

Mimulus leptaleus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Phrymaceae
Genus:	Mimulus
Species:	M. leptaleus
Binomial name
Mimulus leptaleus A.Gray

Mimulus leptaleus is a species of monkeyflower known by the common name slender monkeyflower.

Description

Mimulus leptaleus is a small, hairy annual herb growing at ground level or erect to a maximum height near 14 centimeters. The oppositely arranged leaves are linear or lance-shaped and up to 2.5 centimeters in length.

The tubular, wide-faced flower is under a centimeter long and may be magenta, white, or yellow in color, sometimes with dark spotting in the throat.

Distribution

Mimulus leptaleus is endemic to the Sierra Nevada of California and far western Nevada, where it grows in disturbed habitat and open, rocky slopes.

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment: Mimulus leptaleus
• USDA Plants Profile: Mimulus leptaleus
• Mimulus leptaleus Photo gallery