Mimulus parishii
| Mimulus parishii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Phrymaceae |
| Genus: | Mimulus |
| Species: | M. parishii |
| Binomial name | |
| Mimulus parishii Greene | |
Mimulus parishii is a species of monkeyflower known by the common name Parish's monkeyflower.
It is native to the mountains and hills of the southern half of California, far western Nevada, and northern Baja California, where it grows in wet, sandy habitat such as streambanks.
Description
Mimulus parishii is an annual herb growing 3 to over centimeters in maximum height with a stout, hairy stem. The oppositely arranged oval or widely lance-shaped leaves are up to 7.5 centimeters long.
The narrow, tubular base of the flower is encapsulated in a ribbed calyx of sepals with pointed lobes. The five-lobed flower is white, often tinged with pink.
External links
- Calflora Database: Mimulus parishii (Parish mimulus, Parish's monkeyflower)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Mimulus parishii
- USDA Plants Profile for Parish's monkeyflower
- UC CalPhotos gallery
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