Mimulus suksdorfii (Monkeyflower)
Scrophulariaceae (Snapdragon Family)

Semi-desert, foothills, montane, subalpine. Openings, shrublands, woodlands. Spring.
Near Hovenweep National Monument, Utah, April 18, 2010.

This Monkey flower is uncommon in western Colorado and New Mexico and more common in western Utah and Arizona.  It is quite minute, ranging from 1-7 centimeters tall and is thus quite difficult to spot from the height of a human.  It is made a bit easier to find by its bright yellow flowers.

This plant was named by Asa Gray in 1886 from a specimen collected in Washington in 1885 by Wilhelm Suksdorf (1850-1932, Gray's respected collector in Washington). (Click for more biographical information).

Mimulus suksdorfii (Monkeyflower)
Scrophulariaceae (Snapdragon Family)

Semi-desert, foothills, montane, subalpine. Openings, shrublands, woodlands. Spring.
Near Hovenweep National Monument, Utah, April 18, 2010.

Mimulus suksdorfii (Monkeyflower)
Scrophulariaceae (Snapdragon Family)

Semi-desert, foothills, montane, subalpine. Openings, shrublands, woodlands. Spring.
Near Hovenweep National Monument, Utah, April 25, 2010.

Range map © John Kartesz,
Floristic Synthesis of North America

State Color Key

Species present in state and native
Species present in state and exotic
Species not present in state

County Color Key

Species present and not rare
Species present and rare
Species extirpated (historic)
Species extinct
Species noxious
Species exotic and present
Native species, but adventive in state
Eradicated
Questionable presence

Range map for Mimulus suksdorfii