Eggleaf Monkeyflower

Description

Mimulus bigelovii is is a hairy annual herb that produces an erect stem. The plant is variable in size and shape as well as color, the herbage being green to nearly red in color. The tubular base of the flower is surrounded by a reddish-green or purple ribbed calyx of hairy sepals with long lobe tips. The trumpet-shaped flower corolla is roughly 1-2 cm long and has a very narrow tube and a wide mouth. The corolla has two upper lobes and three lower, and is generally magenta or deep pink in color with darker red, purple, and yellow spots in the throat.