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Mimulus aurantiacus
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!
From the Torrey Pines web site http://www.torreypine.org/plants/Plant%2... 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.
Spotted on Aug 12, 2006
Submitted on Jul 9, 2011
4 Comments
medical use too - I´m impressed
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.
hahahaha :D that´s funny. they do look great, I admit. ;) would be hilarious if they smelled bad.
Monkey-mind,it looks like there is a flower named after you, a nice one!