Taxon: Mimulus cardinalis Douglas ex Benth.

Common names:

• cardinal monkey-flower   (Source: Intermt F ) – English
  
• scarlet monkey-flower   (Source: Dict Gard ) – English
  

Economic importance:

• Environmental: ornamental   (fide Intermt F; F CalifJep)
  

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View ethnobotanical data from Moerman's Native American Ethnobotany Database

Distributional range:

• NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
  Northwestern U.S.A.: United States - Oregon [s.e.]
  South-Central U.S.A.: United States - New Mexico [w.]
  Southwestern U.S.A.: United States - Arizona [n. & s.e.], California, Nevada, Utah [Washington Co.]
  Northern Mexico: Mexico - Baja California [n.], Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Sonora

References:

• Cronquist, A. et al. 1972–. Intermountain flora. (Intermt F)
• Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. (F CalifJep)
• Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. (Dict Gard)
• Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran desert. (F SonorDes)
• Welsh, S. L. et al. 1987. A Utah flora. Great Basin Naturalist Mem. 9. (F Utah)

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Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Mimulus cardinalis.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Mimulus cardinalis. Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Check other databases for Mimulus cardinalis Douglas ex Benth.:

• PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
  Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Images:

• Seed: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

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• Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
• Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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