Mimulus androsaceus
| Mimulus androsaceus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Phrymaceae |
| Genus: | Mimulus |
| Species: | M. androsaceus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mimulus androsaceus Greene | |
Mimulus androsaceus is a species of monkeyflower known by the common name rockjasmine monkeyflower.
Distribution
It is endemic to California, where its distribution spans between the Coast Ranges north of the San Francisco Bay Area to the Mojave Desert, and the Transverse Ranges and Peninsular Ranges.
It grows in moist or wet areas in many types of habitat.
Description
Mimulus androsaceus is a petite annual herb producing a hair-thin, erect stem just a few centimeters tall. Its herbage is mostly red to greenish in color, the paired tiny leaves sheathing the stem at midpoint. The tubular base of the flower is surrounded by a slightly hairy red calyx of sepals. The flower corolla is pink to reddish-purple with darker spots in the throat, and just a few millimeters long.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment - Mimulus androsaceus
- USDA Plants Profile: Mimulus androsaceus
- Mimulus androsaceus - Photo gallery