Common name
English: Common monkeyflower
German: Gefleckte Gauklerblume
Portuguese: Mimulus
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Scrophulariales (81)
Family: Scrophulariaceae (42)(family description)
Genus: Mimulus (1)
Epithet: guttatus DC. (1)
Synonyms: Mimulus arvensis Greene, Mimulus bakeri Gandog.
arvensis => growing in fields
guttatus => dotted or spotted, as by drops
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow
External links
Check for Mimulus guttatus at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [606] Mimulus guttatus - Plants For A Future database