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Primrose Monkeyflower
( Mimulus primuloides )
Mimulus primuloides
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About Primrose Monkeyflower (Mimulus primuloides)
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Mimulus primuloides
is a species of monkeyflower known by the common name primrose monkeyflower. It is native to the western United States, where it grows in wet habitat in mountains and plateau areas, such as streambanks. It is a perennial herb growing in low patches or mosslike mats and spreading via rhizome and stolon. The stem is no more than about 12 centimeters long. The oppositely arranged leaves are variable in shape, variable in color from green to purple-green, shaggy-hairy to hairless, and up to 5 centimeters long. The flower arises on an erect pedicel. The tubular base of the flower is encapsulated in a hairless calyx of sepals. The bright yellow flower is up to 2 centimeters long. It is divided into an upper lip with two lobes and a lower lip with three. Each of the three lower lobes are usually dotted with red.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb
Size
0.4 - 1.5 ft tall
Form
Mounding
Growth Rate
Moderate
Flower Color
Red, Yellow
Flowering Season
Spring, Winter
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 9
likely
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Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia
Junonia coenia
*
Variable Checkerspot
Euphydryas chalcedona
Euphydryas chalcedona
*
Mylitta Crescent
Phyciodes mylitta
Phyciodes mylitta
*
Edith's Checkerspot
Euphydryas editha
Euphydryas editha
*
Bilobed Looper Moth
Megalographa biloba
Megalographa biloba
*
Mountain Beauty Moth
Syngrapha ignea
Syngrapha ignea
*
Annaphila miona
Annaphila miona
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun
Moisture
Moderate - High
Nurseries
Carried by 2
Soil Description
Prefers loamy or clay soils. Grows poorly in sandy soils.
Common uses
Hummingbird Gardens, Bird Gardens, Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens
Propagation
?
For propagating by seed: No treatment.
Natural Setting
Site Type
Wet meadows, seeps, streamsides
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 4.4" - 128.0", Summer Precipitation: 0.30" - 4.29", Coldest Month: 10.8" - 61.4", Hottest Month: 34.1" - 88.8", Humidity: 0.40" - 22.91", Elevation: 178" - 14090"
Alternative Names
Botanical Names
: Diplacus primuloides
Common Names
: Yellow Creeping Monkey-flower
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Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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