- Mimulus montioides
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Mimulus montioides Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Phrymaceae Genus: Mimulus Species: M. montioides Binomial name Mimulus montioides
A.GrayMimulus montioides is a species of monkeyflower known by the common name montia-like monkeyflower. It is native to the Sierra Nevada and its foothills in California, and it has been observed in the mountains near Carson City, Nevada. It grows in moist areas in the mountains and disturbed, rocky soils.
Description
It is a hairy annual herb growing up to about 18 centimeters tall. The oppositely arranged leaves are linear in shape and up to 3 centimeters long. The tubular, wide-faced flower may be yellow, purple, or bicolored, and some populations have more than one color type. The face of the flower is divided into five lobes, each of which may be subdivided into two lobes.
External links
Categories:- Phrymaceae
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada region (U.S.)
- Flora of California
- Flora of Nevada
- Lamiales stubs
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