| Mimulus | |
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| Mimulus ringens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Phrymaceae |
| Genus: | Mimulus L. |
| Species | |
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Presently some 150, but see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Erythranthe, and see text | |
Mimulus /ˈmɪmjuːləs/,[1] also known as monkeyflowers,[2] is a plant genus in the family Phrymaceae, which was traditionally placed in family Scrophulariaceae. The genus now contains only seven species, two native to eastern North America and the other five native to Asia, Australia, Africa, or Madagascar.[3] In the past, about 150 species were placed in this genus, most of which have since been assigned to other genera, the majority to genus Erythranthe.
Mimulus species prefer wet or moist areas and are not drought resistant.[4] Several are cultivated as ornamental garden plants. The cultivar 'Highland Red' has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5]
- ^ Sunset Western Garden Book. Maumelle: Leisure Arts. 1995. pp. 606–607. ISBN 978-0376038517.
- ^ "Mimulus - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics". www.sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
- ^ Barker, W. L. (Bill); Nesom, Guy; Beardsley, Paul M.; Fraga, Naomi S. (2012). "A Taxonomic Conspectus of Phrymaceae: A Narrowed Circumscription for Mimulus, New and Resurrected Genera, and New Names and Combinations" (PDF). Phytoneuron. 39: 1–60. ISSN 2153-733X.
- ^ "California Monkey flowers". Las Pilitas Nursery. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Mimulus 'Highland Red'". RHS. Retrieved 6 January 2021.