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Photographer: from USDA Plants website
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Family Scrophulariaceae
Mimulus moschatus Douglas
musky monkey-flower
Mimulus: may come either from Greek mimo, "an ape," because of resemblance of markings of seeds to face of a monkey, or from Latin mimus, "an actor or mimic," because flower is like mouthpiece of one of the grinning masks worn by classical actors.
moschatus: musky
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| Status: | Introduced - adventive |
| Plant: | creeping base, erect perennial, 8"-16" tall forb |
| Flower: | yellow, 5-parted; blooms July-Aug. |
| Leaf: | opposite, thin |
| Habitat: | wet; brooks, springs |
| Notes: | musky odor |
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