Latin name: Mimulus moschatus Lindley
  Pronunciation: MIM-yoo-lus mos-KAY-tus

  Common name: Musk monkeyflower
  Family: Phrymaceae (Lopseed)
  Habitat: Wet places to 7500', montane coniferous
  forest, mountains from San Diego Co. north

  Blooming period: June to August
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Mimulus
  2) moschatus
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