Calflora Taxon Report
Mimulus pilosus  (Benth.) S. Watson

(not an active name)
Downy mimetanthe,   Downy monkey flower,   False monkeyflower,   Snouted monkey flower
Mimulus pilosus is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
also called Mimetanthe pilosa
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Bloom Period
Genus: Mimulus
Family: Phrymaceae  
(Scrophulariaceae)
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian, many plant communities

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Alternate Names:
OTHERMimetanthe pilosa
JEF + PLANTSMimetanthe pilosa
Information about Mimulus pilosus from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.

USDA PLANTS Profile (MIPI5)

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