Mimulus gracilipes
| Mimulus gracilipes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Phrymaceae |
| Genus: | Mimulus |
| Species: | M. gracilipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Mimulus gracilipes B.L.Rob. | |
Mimulus gracilipes is an uncommon species of monkeyflower known by the common name slenderstalk monkeyflower.
Distribution
It is endemic to California, where it is known only from a section of the central Sierra Nevada foothills.
Description
This annual herb has a scattered distribution, sometimes only growing after a habitat disturbance such as wildfire. This petite wildflower grows no taller than about 8 centimeters. The fuzzy stem has a few pairs of oppositely arranged reddish-green oval leaves each up to about a centimeter long.
The tubular throat of the flower is encapsulated in a hairy red calyx of sepals. The pink flower is no more than a centimeter long and wide. The upper lip has two notched lobes and the wider lower lip has three.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment - Mimulus gracilipes
- USDA Plants Profile: Mimulus gracilipes
- Mimulus gracilipes - Photo gallery
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