Wildflowers of Tucson, Arizona
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Mimulus rubellus - Little Redstem Monkeyflower Mimulus rubellus - Little Redstem Monkeyflower
Scientific Name: Mimulus rubellus
Common Name: Little Redstem Monkeyflower, Pygmy Monkey Flower
Flower Color: Yellow, magenta pink to pale pink
Plant Type: Herb, Annual
Height: To 5 inches (12.7 cm) tall
Date Observed: March 27, 2004
Notes: The small, tubular flowers have 5 notched lobes with a red-spotted yellow patch in their throat. The elongated calyx has raised reddish brown ribs. The leaves are green and oval to lance-shaped. The stems are reddish. It grows in sandy washes.
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