Family ²

Scrophulariaceae

Description ³

Mimulus aurantiacus grows up to 1.2 meters-4 feet tall, has deep green sticky leaves 3 to 7 cm long and up to a centimeter broad and flowering stems that grow vertically. The flowers are tubular at the base and about 2 centimeters long with five broad lobes; they occur in a variety of shades from white to red, the most common color being a light orange.

Community ²

Northern Coastal Scrub, Coastal Sage Scrub, Closed-cone Pine Forest, Redwood Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Northern Oak Woodland, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Joshua Tree Woodland

Flowering ²

Mar-Aug

Garden Location ²

U

Associated species ²

Chalcedon Checkerspot Euphydryas chalcedona (host) ASB
Buckeye Junonia coenia (host) ASB
hummingbirds (nectar)
many beneficial insects

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Terrie Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/71584508@N00/2458873518
2. (c) gillian360, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
3. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimulus_aurantiacus

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Calflora
• CalPhotos
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• Jepson eFlora
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• World Flora Online

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