var. cuspidatus A.L. Grant
Pronunciation: MIM-yoo-lus big-el-OH-vee-eye
kus-pi-DAY-tus
Common name: Bigelow's monkeyflower
Family: Phrymaceae (Lopseed)
Habitat: Rocky desert slopes, margins of washes,
northern deserts, Panamint Mts
Blooming period: March to June
Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Mimulus
(2) bigelovii (3) cuspidatus