Sometimes we fall into the trap of thinking that California native plants are less colorful and interesting than the great many nonnative options. The genus that proves conclusively that natives can ...

Mimulus glabratus var. michiganensis (Pennell) Fassett, an endemic of northern Michigan, is morphologically distinct from its sympatric relative, M. glabratus var. fremontii (Benth.) A. L. Grant.

A maximum of eight pots were seeded per family (40 per extended family) on 9 March 2001 in the University of Kansas greenhouses. As some families were short of seed, the total number of pots was ...

Alameda resident Richard Persoff has devoted 20 years to taming the native bush monkey flower, Mimulus aurantiacus. Although his professional background as a chemist, photographer and insurance ...

The joint effects of parental gene fixation and consanguinity of mates upon the fitness of matings was examined in Mimulus guttatus. Plants from four populations were crossed at five levels of genetic ...

If you’ve never heard of Mimulus before, it’s a great time to become acquainted with this gorgeous little bloom. Mimulus, translated from Latin, means “mime” which refers to the funny clown-face the ...