- Mimulus rattanii
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Mimulus rattanii Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Phrymaceae Genus: Mimulus Species: M. rattanii Binomial name Mimulus rattanii
A.GrayMimulus rattanii is a species of monkeyflower known by the common name Rattan's monkeyflower.
Distribution
It is endemic to California, where it is known from the North and Central Coast Ranges. It grows in open and disturbed habitat types, such as rock outcrops and areas recently cleared by wildfire.
Description
Mimulus rattanii is is an annual herb growing 1 to 18 centimeters tall. The oppositely arranged oval leaves are up to 4.6 centimeters long, the newer ones hairy in texture. The flower is no more than a centimeter long, its tubular base encapsulated in a swollen, ribbed calyx of hairy sepals. The flower is magenta in color, often with yellow markings in the mouth.
External links
Categories:- Phrymaceae
- Endemic flora of California
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Lamiales stubs
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