Mimulus tilingii, July 12, 2022
Common & scientific name
Subalpine monkeyflower, Mimulus tilingii
Family
Snapdragon/Figwort, Scrophulariaceae
Location
Upper Lost Man trailhead, 11,500’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
This cheery yellow wildflower can be found along streams, seeps, or ditches in the alpine. “Mimulus” comes from “mimus,” meaning “buffoon," for the clownish appearance of its flower. It is generally shorter in stature and fewer and larger-flowered than M. guttatus, and/but may just be an alpine version of that flower.