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Rockjasmine Monkeyflower
( Mimulus androsaceus )
Mimulus androsaceus
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About Rockjasmine Monkeyflower (Mimulus androsaceus)
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Mimulus androsaceus
is a species of monkeyflower known by the common name rockjasmine monkeyflower. It is endemic to California, where its distribution spans between the Coast Ranges north of the San Francisco Bay Area to the Mojave Desert, and the Transverse Ranges and Peninsular Ranges. It is endemic to California, where its distribution spans between the Coast Ranges north of the San Francisco Bay Area to the Mojave Desert, and the Transverse Ranges and Peninsular Ranges. It grows in moist or wet areas in many types of habitat.
Mimulus androsaceus
is a petite annual herb producing a hair-thin, erect stem just a few centimeters tall. Its herbage is mostly red to greenish in color, the paired tiny leaves sheathing the stem at midpoint. The tubular base of the flower is surrounded by a slightly hairy red calyx of sepals. The flower corolla is pink to reddish-purple with darker spots in the throat, and just a few millimeters long.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Annual herb
Size
1.2 in tall
Flower Color
Pink, Green, Red
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
*
Orange Tortrix Moth
Argyrotaenia franciscana
Argyrotaenia franciscana
*
Annaphila miona
Annaphila miona
Landscaping Information
Common uses
Hummingbird Gardens, Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens
Natural Setting
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 6.7" - 49.8", Summer Precipitation: 0.26" - 2.83", Coldest Month: 31.0" - 50.1", Hottest Month: 56.4" - 76.1", Humidity: 0.51" - 27.32", Elevation: 346" - 8079"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Androsace Monkeyflower
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Rockjasmine Monkeyflower
Mimulus androsaceus
Sources include:
Wikipedia
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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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