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Mimulus kelloggii
Beautiful magenta mimulus species found in North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve, Butte County, CA.
North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve, Butte County, CA.
Mimulus kelloggii is a species of monkeyflower known by the common name Kellogg's monkeyflower. It is native to the mountains and foothills of northern California and southern Oregon, where it grows in bare, disturbed, and shifting substrates, such as recent rockslides and scree. It is an annual herb producing a hairy stem reaching maximum heights between 1 and 31 centimeters. The oppositely arranged oval leaves are up to 4 centimeters in length and green in color, sometimes with purple undersides. The narrow, tubular base of each flower is encapsulated in a thick calyx of sepals with uneven lobes. The funnel-shaped flower is up to 4.5 centimeters long, opening into a wide mouth, its two upper lobes wider than the three lower. The flower is reddish-purple in color, darkening in the throat where it is spotted with yellow. Wikipedia
Spotted on Apr 13, 2014
Submitted on Nov 24, 2014
3 Comments
Thank you acreamoth99!
Thank you Leuba...it was my favorite flower in the reserve.
Just beautiful misako and great photography !. Brings a smile to my face every time I see the "cheerful faces" . thanks for sharing.