Mimulus douglasii

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Mimulus douglasii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Phrymaceae
Genus: Mimulus
Species: M. douglasii
Binomial name
Mimulus douglasii
(Benth.) A.Gray

Mimulus douglasii is a species of monkeyflower known by the common names brownies and purple mouse ears. It is native to the mountains and foothills of California and Oregon, where it is often found on serpentine soils.

Description

The purple and yellow mottled magenta corolla is divided into five lobes, the upper two being largest and rounded like the ears of a mouse.

Synonyms

  • Mimulus cleistogamus
  • Eunanus douglasii
  • Eunanus subuniflorus
  • Mimulus atropurpureus
  • Mimulus nanus var. subuniflorus
  • Mimulus subuniflorus

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