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Phrymaceae

Southern bush monkeyflower

Diplacus longiflorus Nutt.

Family
Phrymaceae
Genus
Diplacus

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Southern bush monkeyflower (Diplacus longiflorus)
FlowerPhoto: Jason Schock, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Southern bush monkeyflower

Synonyms

  • Diplacus arachnoideus Greene
  • Diplacus aurantiacus var. longiflorus (Nutt.) D.J.Keil
  • Diplacus glutinosus var. pubescens Torr.
  • Diplacus speciosus Burtt Davy
  • Mimulus aurantiacus var. pubescens (Torr.) D.M.Thomps.
  • Mimulus glutinosus var. brachypus A.Gray
  • Mimulus longiflorus (Nutt.) A.L.Grant ex L.H.Bailey
  • Mimulus longiflorus subsp. longiflorus
  • Mimulus longiflorus var. longiflorus

Flowers

In flower
March to June (from 2,531 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.