skunky monkeyflower on Sierra High Route between Grouse Lake Pass and Goat Crest Saddle
http://goo.gl/qVnmL
I need to remember to smell these things.
Species from western North America
Along the road to the South Tufa area of Mono Lake
Species from western North America
On CA120 near the cutoff to the South Tufa Reserve, Mono Basin
Mimulus nanus is a species of monkeyflower known by the common name dwarf purple monkeyflower. It is native to the western United States from California to Montana, where it grows in moist habitat, often in bare or disturbed soils. It is a hairy annual herb growing at ground level or erect to 10 centimeters tall. The oppositely arranged purple-green leaves are oval or oblong and up to 2.5 centimeters long. The tubular, wide-faced flower is usually...
