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Mimulus cardinalis Douglas ex Benth.
scarlet monkeyflower
       
Symbol:   MICA3  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Scrophulariaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Forb/herb  
Native Status:  
L48    N



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William & Wilma Follette. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Synonyms:
Mimulus cardinalis Douglas ex Benth.

  DICA16 Diplacus cardinalis (Douglas ex Benth.) Groenl.  
  ERCA23 Erythranthe cardinalis (Douglas ex Benth.) Spach  
  MICAE Mimulus cardinalis Douglas ex Benth. var. exsul Greene  
  MICAG Mimulus cardinalis Douglas ex Benth. var. griseus Greene  
  MICAR Mimulus cardinalis Douglas ex Benth. var. rigens Greene  
  MICAV Mimulus cardinalis Douglas ex Benth. var. verbenaceus (Greene) Kearney & Peebles  
  MIVE Mimulus verbenaceus Greene   crimson monkeyflower
 

Distribution:
Mimulus cardinalis Douglas ex Benth.

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Related Taxa:
Mimulus cardinalis Douglas ex Benth.

View 91 genera in Scrophulariaceae, 90 species in Mimulus
 

Classification:
Mimulus cardinalis Douglas ex Benth.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Scrophulariales
Family Scrophulariaceae – Figwort family
Genus Mimulus L. – monkeyflower
Species Mimulus cardinalis Douglas ex Benth. – scarlet monkeyflower
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Mimulus cardinalis Douglas ex Benth.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW,OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO OBL OBL FACW OBL NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Mimulus cardinalis Douglas ex Benth.

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View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 565308.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.
 
 
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