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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Scrophulariaceae
Mimulus ringens L. var. ringens
Allegheny monkey-flower, 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.
ringens: Latin for "gaping"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 6"-40" tall forb, smooth; stems 4-angled with narrow wings |
| Flower: | pink to blue, 5-parted, 3/4"-1" long, lower lip arching in the open throat, sepals connected into a tube, 4 stamens, long-stalked flowers from the leaf axils; blooms July-Sept. |
| Leaf: | opposite, stalkless |
| Habitat: | full sun; wet to moist; meadows, shores, streambanks; in sandy, loamy soil |
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