Species Detail Forb

Flowers		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Mimulus rubellus - little redstem monkeyflower Synonyms: Mimulus gratroloides Other Common Names: pygmy monkeyflower Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub Family: Scrophulariaceae
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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native Life Cycle: Annual Similar Species: Mimulus breweri
General Desc: Stems can be branched or unbranched from the base. Leaves are glandular (sticky) and often covered with dirt.
Identification notes: Plants of moist or wet soil. Leaves are not crowded, much shorter than the internodes and sessile. The calyx teeth are about equal, marginally fringed with white hairs and similar in length to flower stems or shorter than flower stems.
Height: To 5 inches

Habitat

Habitat Description: Sandy or cobble soils along streams and in floodplains.
Plant Communities: Riparian
Elevation: 3400 - 6800 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: Yellow or pink Shape: Regular not in clusters Tubular: Y Flowering Period: Mar - Jul
Description: Flowers are either yellow or pink with purple-red spots. Calyx (sepals) are rounded and purple-red.

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Gray-green Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Shape: Round or oval Leaf Margin: Smooth Leaf Attachment: Basal and opposite Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: Leaves and stems Spines: N
Leaf Description: Stems are slender and often reddish. Unstalked leaves have one or two pairs of teeth or are smooth.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Type: Capsule


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