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Monkey Flower

Mimulus aurantiacus

Photo by KarenP
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Field Notes

Description:

I found this monkey flower growing trail side on the hill up into Torrey Pines State Reserve. The hill is steep, so stopping to photograph flowers gives me a nice break!

Notes:

From the Torrey Pines web site http://www.torreypine.org/plants/Plant%20Pages/MonkeyFlower.html
The leaves and stems were used by indigenous people in their food because of the slightly salty taste. They would also be used on burns and skin irritations in the form of a poultice.

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Mimulus aurantiacus

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Comments (4)
HeatherMiller
very pretty. They look orange. We seem to have some red ones of these growing almost wild like wisteria around here (Atlanta, GA). I have some posts of some around my town.
alicelongmartin
Monkey-mind,it looks like there is a flower named after you, a nice one!

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Flowers of North America
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PublishedJuly 9, 2011

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