Phrymaceae
Red bush monkeyflower
Diplacus puniceus
- Family
- Phrymaceae
- Genus
- Diplacus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Red bush monkeyflower
Synonyms
- Diplacus aurantiacus var. puniceus (Nutt.) D.J.Keil
- Diplacus glutinosus var. puniceus (Nutt.) Benth.
- Mimulus aurantiacus var. puniceus (Nutt.) D.M.Thomps.
- Mimulus glutinosus var. puniceus (Nutt.) A.Gray
- Mimulus puniceus (Nutt.) Steud.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.