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Diplacus nanus is a species of monkeyflower known by the common name dwarf purple monkeyflower. It is native to California and the Northwestern United States to Montana . It grows in moist habitat, often in bare or disturbed soils.
Erythranthe lewisii (Lewis' monkeyflower, great purple monkeyflower) is a perennial plant in the family Phrymaceae. It is named in honor of explorer Meriwether Lewis. Together with other species in Erythranthe, it serves as a model system for studying pollinator-based reproductive isolation. It was formerly known as Mimulus lewisii. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Erythranthe, the monkey-flowers and musk-flowers, is a diverse plant genus with more than 120 members (as of 2022) in the family Phrymaceae. Erythranthe was originally described as a separate genus, then generally regarded as a section within the genus Mimulus, and recently returned to generic rank.
Purple monkeyflower is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Diplacus nanus, dwarf purple monkeyflower; Erythranthe lewisii, great purple monkeyflower;
Mimulus / ˈ m ɪ m juː l ə s /, [1] also known as monkeyflowers, [2] is a plant genus in the family Phrymaceae, which was traditionally placed in family Scrophulariaceae.The genus now contains only seven species, two native to eastern North America and the other five native to Asia, Australia, Africa, or Madagascar. [3]
Diplacus douglasii is a species of monkeyflower known by the common names brownies and purple mouse ears. It is native to the mountains and foothills of California and Oregon , where it is often found on serpentine soils . [ 1 ]
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The flowers are trumpet-shaped and are usually white or pink with purple spots. Like most plants in and formerly in the genus Mimulus, the patterns on their flowers cause them to resemble a grinning monkey, hence the vernacular name 'monkey flower' for such plants. [2] [3] [6] This species can grow 30 cm wide and up to 20 cm tall. It is ...