| Mimulus alatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Phrymaceae |
| Genus: | Mimulus |
| Species: | M. alatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Mimulus alatus | |
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| Distribution of Mimulus alatus in the United States | |
Mimulus alatus, the sharpwing monkeyflower, is an herbaceous[2] eudicot perennial[3] that has no floral scent.[4] It is native to North America [3] and its blooming season is from June to September. The flowering plant has green foliage and blue to violet flowers.[5] It has a short life span compared to most other plants and a rapid growth rate.[6] Like other monkey-flowers of the genus Mimulus, M. alatus grows best in wet to moist conditions and has a bilabiate corolla, meaning it is two-lipped. The arrangement of the upper and lower lip petals suggests a monkey’s face. The winged stems together with the monkey face give the plant its common name.[7]
- ^ NatureServe (2022). "Mimulus alatus". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer [web application]. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ Tenaglia, Dan. "Mimulus alatus Ait". Missouri Plants. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Mimulus alatas Aiton". United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ Hilty, John. "Winged Monkeyflower". Illinois Wildflowers. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ "Mimulus alatus" (PDF). Michigan Natural Features Inventory. Michigan State University Board of Trustees. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ "Sharpwing Monkeyflower (Alatus)". Garden guides. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ Wherry, Edgar T. (1948). Wild Flower Guide. USA: Doubleday & Company, Inc. pp. 119.