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Mimulus  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 33233

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Mimetanthe Greene
  
  Common Name(s): monkey-flower [English]
  
    monkeyflower [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2011   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderAsteranae   
                         OrderLamiales   
                            FamilyPhrymaceae  – phrymas  
                               GenusMimulus L. – monkey-flower, monkeyflower  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Mimulus acutidens Greene – Kings River monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus alatus Aiton – sharpwing monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus alsinoides Douglas ex Benth. – wingstem monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus androsaceus Curran ex Greene – rockjasmine monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus angustatus (A. Gray) A. Gray – purplelip pansy monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus angustifolius (Greene) A.L. Grant – Mount Rose monkeyflower, Mt. Rose monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus arenarius A.L. Grant – sandloving monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus barbatus Greene – bearded monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus X bartonianus Rivoire – monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus bicolor Hartw. ex Benth. – yellow and white monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus bigelovii (A. Gray) A. Gray – yellow-throat monkey-flower, Bigelow's monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus biolettii Eastw. – Hetch Hetchy monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus bolanderi A. Gray – Bolander's monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus brachiatus Pennell – serpentine monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus brandegeei Pennell – Santa Cruz Island monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus breviflorus Piper – shortflower monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus brevipes Benth. – widethroat yellow monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus breweri (Greene) Coville – Brewer's monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus cardinalis Douglas ex Benth. – scarlet monkeyflower, scarlet monkey-flower, crimson monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus cleistogamus J.T. Howell – selfing monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus clivicola Greenm. – North Idaho monkeyflower, Bank monkey-flower 
                                  Species Mimulus coccineus Congdon – Sierra monkeyflower, red monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus congdonii B.L. Rob. – Congdon's monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus cupreus hort. ex Dombrain  
                                  Species Mimulus cupriphilus M. Macnair – McNulty Mine monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus cusickii (Greene) Rattan – Cusick's monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus densus A.L. Grant – yellowandpurple monkeyflower, yellow and purple monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus dentatus Nutt. ex Benth. – coastal monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus dentilobus B.L. Rob. & Fernald – sharpwing monkeyflower, tooth-petal monkey-flower, toothpetal monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus diffusus A.L. Grant – Palomar monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus douglasii (Benth.) A. Gray – brownies 
                                  Species Mimulus dudleyi A.L. Grant – Dudley's monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus eastwoodiae Rydb. – Eastwood's monkey-flower, crimson monkeyflower, Eastwood's monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus evanescens Meinke – disappearing monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus exiguus A. Gray – San Bernardino Mountain monkey-flower 
                                  Species Mimulus filicaulis S. Watson – slenderstem monkeyflower, Hetch Hetchy monkey-flower 
                                  Species Mimulus floribundus Lindl. – floriferous monkeyflower, purplestem monkeyflower, manyflowered monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus fremontii (Benth.) A. Gray – Fremont's monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus gemmiparus W.A. Weber – Rocky Mountain monkeyflower, Weber monkey-flower 
                                  Species Mimulus glabratus Kunth – roundleaf monkey-flower, mimule glabre, round-leaf monkey-flower, smooth monkeyflower, roundleaf monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus glaucescens Greene – shieldbract monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus gracilipes B.L. Rob. – slenderstalk monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus grayi A.L. Grant – Mariposa monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus guttatus DC. – common monkeyflower, seep monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus hymenophyllus Meinke – thinsepal monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus inconspicuus A. Gray – smallflower monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus jepsonii A.L. Grant – Jepson's monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus johnstonii A.L. Grant – Johnston's monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus jungermannioides Suksd. – liverwort monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus kelloggii (Curran ex Greene) Curran ex A. Gray – Kellogg's monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus laciniatus A. Gray – cutleaf monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus latidens (A. Gray) Greene – broadtooth monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus latifolius A. Gray – broadleaf monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus layneae (Greene) Jeps. – Layne's monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus leptaleus A. Gray – least monkeyflower, slender monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus lewisii Pursh – Lewis' monkeyflower, purple monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus luteus L. – blood-drop emlets, yellow monkey-flower, monkey musk 
                                  Species Mimulus mephiticus Greene – foul-odor monkeyflower, foul odor monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus michiganensis (Pennell) Posto & Prather – Michigan monkeyflower, Michigan monkey-flower 
                                  Species Mimulus mohavensis Lemmon – Mojave monkey-flower 
                                  Species Mimulus montioides A. Gray – mountain monkeyflower, mointain monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus moschatus Douglas ex Lindl. – musk monkeyflower, muskflower 
                                  Species Mimulus nanus Hook. & Arn. – dwarf purple monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus norrisii Heckard & Shevock – Kaweah monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus nudatus Curran ex Greene – bare monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus ovatus (A. Gray) N.H. Holmgren – Carson monkeyflower, eggleaf monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus palmeri A. Gray – Palmer's monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus parishii Greene – Parish's monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus parryi A. Gray – annual redspot monkey-flower, redspot monkeyflower, annual redspot monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus pictus (Curran ex Greene) A. Gray – calico monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus pilosus (Benth.) S. Watson – false monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus platycalyx Pennell – widecalyx monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus platylaemus Pennell – widethroat pink monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus primuloides Benth. – yellow creeping monkey-flower, primrose monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus pulchellus (Drew ex Greene) A.L. Grant – yellowlip pansy monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus pulsiferae A. Gray – candelabrum monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus purpureus A.L. Grant – little purple monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus pygmaeus A.L. Grant – Egg Lake monkey-flower 
                                  Species Mimulus rattanii A. Gray – Rattan's monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus ringens L. – Allegheny monkey-flower, Allegheny monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus rubellus A. Gray – redstem monkey-flower, red monkeyflower, little redstem monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus rupicola Coville & A.L. Grant – Death Valley monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus shevockii Heckard & Bacig. – Kelso Creek monkey-flower 
                                  Species Mimulus spissus A.L. Grant – compact monkey-flower, compact monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus subsecundus A. Gray – onesided monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus suksdorfii A. Gray – miniature monkey-flower, Suksdorf's monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus tilingii Regel – subalpine monkey-flower, subalpine monkeyflower, Tiling's monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus torreyi A. Gray – Torrey's monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus traskiae A.L. Grant – Santa Catalina monkey-flower 
                                  Species Mimulus tricolor Hartw. ex Lindl. – tricolor monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus viscidus Congdon – sticky monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus washingtonensis Gand. – Washington monkeyflower 
                                  Species Mimulus whipplei A.L. Grant – Whipple's monkey-flower 
                                  Species Mimulus whitneyi A. Gray – harlequin monkeyflower 
       

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  Source: Lamiales of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Mimulus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
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 Comments
       
  Comment: plant  
    Mimulus L. (TSN 33233) is a 'parahomonym' of (different kingdom, same name as) decapod genus Mimulus Stimpson, 1860 (TSN 98432)  
 

 

    

 
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