Mimulus douglasii
Encyclopedia
Mimulus 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 soil
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Mimulus
Mimulus is a diverse plant genus, the monkey-flowers and musk-flowers. The about 150 species are currently placed in the family Phrymaceae. The genus has traditionally been placed in Scrophulariaceae. The removal of Mimulus from that family has been supported by studies of chloroplast DNA first...
known by the common names brownies and purple mouse ears. It is native to the mountains and foothills of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
and Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, where it is often found on serpentine soil
Serpentine soil
A serpentine soil is derived from ultramafic rocks, in particular serpentinite, a rock formed by the hydration and metamorphic transformation of ultramafic rock from the Earth's mantle....
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Description
The purple and yellow mottled magenta corolla is divided into five lobes, the upper two being largest and rounded like the ears of a mouse.Synonyms
- Mimulus cleistogamus
- Eunanus douglasii
- Eunanus subuniflorus
- Mimulus atropurpureus
- Mimulus nanus var. subuniflorus
- Mimulus subuniflorus