Latin name: Mimulus bigelovii (A. Gray) A. Gray
  var. bigelovii
  Pronunciation: MIM-yoo-lus big-el-OH-vee-eye

  Common name: Bigelow's monkeyflower
  Family: Phrymaceae (Lopseed)
  Habitat: Dry sandy washes and canyons below
  7500', rocky desert slopes, creosote bush scrub,
  joshua tree and pinyon-juniper woodland, both
  deserts
  Blooming period: March to June
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Mimulus
  2) bigelovii
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