Mimulus dentatus
| Mimulus dentatus | |
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| Mimulus dentatus in Saddle Mountain State Natural Area, Washington (state) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Phrymaceae |
| Genus: | Mimulus |
| Species: | M. dentatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mimulus dentatus Nutt. ex Benth. | |
Mimulus dentatus is a species of monkeyflower known by the common name coastal monkeyflower. It is native to the western coast of North America from British Columbia to northern California, where it grows in moist habitat.
Description
It is a hairy rhizomatous perennial herb producing an upright stem up to about 40 centimeters tall. The veined oval leaves are up to about 7 centimeters long and oppositely arranged about the stem. The tubular base of the flower is encapsulated in a ribbed calyx of sepals with pointed lobes at its mouth. The funnel-shaped yellow corolla is up to 4 centimeters long with a wide mouth divided into two lobes on the upper lip and three on the lower.
External links
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