Yellow Wildflower
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Name: Mimetanthe pilosa Common Name: False Monkeyflower Flower Color: Yellow Plant Type: Herb, Annual Height: To 1 foot (30 cm) tall Date Observed: May 13, 2005 Notes: The 1/4 inch (6 mm) wide, bell-shaped flowers have 5 lobes, a red-brown-spotted mouth, and are on slender pedicels that emerge from the leaf axils. The leaves are sessile, opposite, oblong to lanceolate, and have smooth, toothed, or scalloped margins. The plants are covered in fine, soft hair and grow in riparian areas. |
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