Mimulus guttatus, June 27, 2022
M. guttatus, Ptarmigan Creek area, 11,000’, August 8, 2022
Common & scientific name
Yellow monkeyflower, Mimulus guttatus
Family
Lopseed, Phrymaceae
Location
Roadside, 9,000’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
This cheery yellow wildflower can be found along streams, seeps, or ditches from the montane to the alpine. “Mimulus” comes from “mimus,” meaning “buffoon," for the clownish appearance of its flower. This flower is another Snapdragon castaway, into an entirely new family, the “Lopseeds” (per Ackerman), which is a first to me.
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