Mimulus nanus

Mimulus nanus
Mimulus nanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Phrymaceae
Genus: Mimulus
Species: M. nanus
Binomial name
Mimulus nanus
Hook. & Arn.

Mimulus nanus is a species of monkeyflower known by the common name dwarf purple monkeyflower. It is native to the western United States from California to Montana, where it grows in moist habitat, often in bare or disturbed soils. It is a hairy annual herb growing at ground level or erect to 10 centimeters tall. The oppositely arranged purple-green leaves are oval or oblong and up to 2.5 centimeters long. The tubular, wide-faced flower is usually magenta or purple with two yellow stripes in the mouth, but is occasionally all yellow. The flower is up to 2 centimeters long.

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  • Mimulus nanus — ID 54027 Symbol Key MINA Common Name dwarf purple monkeyflower Family Scrophulariaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA, WY Growth Habit Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Mimulus nanus ssp. nanus — ID 54029 Symbol Key MINAN Common Name dwarf purple monkeyflower Family Scrophulariaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA, WY Growth Habit Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Mimulus nanus ssp. cascadensis — ID 54028 Symbol Key MINAC Common Name dwarf purple monkeyflower Family Scrophulariaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution OR Growth Habit Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Mimulus nanus Hook. & Arn. ssp. nanus — Symbol MINAN Common Name dwarf purple monkeyflower Botanical Family Scrophulariaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Mimulus nanus Hook. & Arn. — Symbol MINA Common Name dwarf purple monkeyflower Botanical Family Scrophulariaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Mimulus nanus Hook. & Arn. ssp. cascadensis Ezell, ined. — Symbol MINAC Common Name dwarf purple monkeyflower Botanical Family Scrophulariaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Mimulus nanus Hook. & Arn. var. bicolor (A. Gray) A. Gray — Symbol MIWH3 Synonym Symbol MINAB Botanical Family Scrophulariaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Mimulus nanus Hook. & Arn. var. bicolor (A. Gray) A. Gray — Symbol MIWH3 Synonym Symbol MINAB Botanical Family Scrophulariaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Mimulus nanus Hook. & Arn. var. subuniflorus Hook. & Arn. — Symbol MIDO2 Synonym Symbol MINAS Botanical Family Scrophulariaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Mimulus — is also an OpenWetWare community for the Mimulus biology. Monkey flower and variants redirect here. The term is also used for Common Toadflax and other snapdragon like Lamiales. For the crab genus, see Mimulus (crab). Mimulus …   Wikipedia

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