Pronunciation: MIM-yoo-lus PALM-er-eye
Common name: Palmer's monkeyflower
Family: Phrymaceae (Lopseed)
Habitat: Damp sandy or gravelly places, streambanks,
4000'-6000', chaparral, yellow pine forest, San Jacinto
and Santa Ana Mts, Tehachapis, west Mojave Desert,
Transverse Range
Blooming period: April to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Mimulus
2) palmeri