Sharp-winged Monkeyflower Mimulus alatus Aiton    
Kingdom Plantae   >   Division Tracheophyta   >   Class Magnoliopsida   >   Order Lamiales   >   Family Phrymaceae   >   Genus Mimulus   

Status:

Perennials that spread by rhizomes.

Description:

Sharp-winged Monkeyflower can be differentiated from Allegheny Monkeyflower by the short flower stalks (pedicels).

Where to find:

Monkeyflowers need wet habitats to thrive.

There are 107 records in the project database.

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Sharp-winged Monkeyflower in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/21/2015). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Sharp-winged Monkeyflower in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/25/2016). Photo by Kirsten Johnson. (MBP list)

Sharp-winged Monkeyflower in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/8/2011). Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)

Sharp-winged Monkeyflower in Charles Co., Maryland (7/19/2018). Photo by Lori Byrne. (MBP list)

Sharp-winged Monkeyflower blooming in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/20/2014). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Sharp-winged Monkeyflower in Talbot Co., Maryland (8/21/2016). Photo by Jared Satchell. (MBP list)

Sharp-winged Monkeyflower in Caroline Co., Maryland (8/5/2021). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Sharp-winged Monkeyflower blooming in Howard Co., Maryland (7/20/2013). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Sharp-winged Monkeyflower blooming in Howard Co., Maryland (7/20/2013). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Sharp-winged Monkeyflower blooming in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/25/2012). Photo by Fritz Flohr Reynolds. (MBP list)

Sharp-winged Monkeyflower in Clay Co., Arkansas (10/4/2009). Photo by Corey Raimond. (MBP list)


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