COMMON MONKEY FLOWER

Class: Mimulus guttatus

Family: FIGWORT FAMILY

Sub Family: Scrophulariaceae

Year: Perennial

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Colour: Yellow and reddish brown

Height: A few to 90 cm (3')

Each Flower: 1.3-3 cm (1/2-1 1/4") long, tubular, opening into 2 lips, upper lip is 2-lobed, lower lip much larger and roundly 3-lobed; throat hairy and often red-spotted; 5-pointed calyx up to 2 cm (3/4") long, ridged and hairy; flower-stems up to 9 mm (3/8") long

Leaves: Opposite, up to 5.7 cm (2 1/4") long, broadly oval, with irregularly dented margins; lower ones taper into short stalk, upper ones smaller and stalkless

Stems: Light green, stout, hollow, and ridged

Blooming Period: March - September

Habitat: Moist to wet, open places from sea level to moderate mountain elevations

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