Mimulus inconspicuus

Mimulus inconspicuus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Phrymaceae
Genus:	Mimulus
Species:	M. inconspicuus
Binomial name
	Mimulus inconspicuus; A.Gray

Mimulus inconspicuus is an uncommon species of monkeyflower known by the common name smallflower monkeyflower.

Distribution[]

It is endemic to California, where it is known only from the Sierra Nevada foothills. It grows mainly in moist areas with partial shade.

Description[]

Mimulus inconspicuus is an annual herb producing a thin but elongated and sometimes branching stem up to 30 centimeters long. The leaves are oval in shape, the largest ones up to 4 centimeters long and arranged in a basal rosette, and smaller ones located in pairs along the stem. The tubular throat of the flower is encapsulated in a calyx of sepals which swells as the fruits mature. The pink flower is up to about 1.5 centimeters long and wide, its face divided into five notched lobes.

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