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Bigelow's Monkeyflower
( Mimulus bigelovii )
Mimulus bigelovii
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About Bigelow's Monkeyflower (Mimulus bigelovii)
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Mimulus bigelovii
is a species in the Phrymaceae (Lopseed) family known by the common name Bigelow's monkeyflower. It is native to the southwestern United States, where it grows in desert and slope habitat. This is a hairy annual herb producing an erect stem 2 to 25 centimeters tall. The plant is variable in size and shape as well as color, the herbage being green to nearly red in color. The pointed oval or rounded leaves are each up to 3.5 centimeters long and arranged in opposite pairs about the stem. The tubular base of the flower is surrounded by a reddish-green or purple ribbed calyx of hairy sepals with long lobe tips. The trumpet-shaped flower corolla is roughly one to two centimeters long and has a very narrow tube and a wide mouth. The corolla has two upper lobes and three lower, and is generally magenta or deep pink in color with darker red, purple, and yellow spots in the throat. This plant is seldom seen in the garden but is common in desert canyons in spring of good rainfall years.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Annual herb
Size
0.8 - 9.8 in tall
Flower Color
Pink
Flowering Season
Winter, Spring
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
*
Orange Tortrix Moth
Argyrotaenia franciscana
Argyrotaenia franciscana
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun
Moisture
Low
Summer Irrigation
Never irrigate once established
Nurseries
Carried by 1
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to -5° F
Soil Drainage
Fast
Soil Description
Sandy, decomposed granite or limestone
Common uses
Hummingbird Gardens, Bird Gardens, Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens
Natural Setting
Site Type
Rocky desert slopes, edges of washes
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 2.4" - 46.7", Summer Precipitation: 0.24" - 4.44", Coldest Month: 24.4" - 61.4", Hottest Month: 44.2" - 89.3", Humidity: 1.53" - 46.55", Elevation: -3664" - 11617"
Alternative Names
Botanical Names
: Diplacus bigelovii
Common Names
: Yellow-throat 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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