The colors below indicate the kind of documentation available for this species
in the California counties where it occurs.
Common Monkeyflower Mimulus guttatus (Scrophulariaceae)
When one first ventures to look for splendid wildflowers, a cement storm drain is not usually the first destination. That man made habitat along with wet ditches and seepage areas are exactly where the Common Monkeyflower is likely to be found. The flowers of this species superficially look like snapdragons which are in the same family. When the habitat of this monkeyflower dries out, the plants become a mass of brown hollow stems. With the onset of the rainy season, new growth is generated by seed or from underground stems or rhizomes.
DISTRIBUTION: Common in wet places where it is generally terrestrial but sometimes found emergent or floating in mats, throughout Calif; < 2500 m.
