Latin name: Mimulus pilosus (Benth.) S. Watson
  Pronunciation: MIM-yoo-lus pi-LO-sus

  Common name: Downy monkeyflower
  Family: Phrymaceae (Lopseed)
  Habitat: Moist sandy and gravelly places to 8500', many
  cismontane and montane plant communities

  Blooming period: April to September
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Mimulus  2) pilosus
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