Cutleaf Monkeyflower (Erythranthe laciniata)
Description
Mimulus laciniatus is an annual herb producing a mostly hairless stem reaching maximum heights between 3 and 38 centimeters.The oppositely arranged leaves are up to 5 centimeters in length and generally oval in shape, though some of them are divided into lobes.The inflorescence is a raceme of several tiny red-spotted yellow flowers each 4 millimeters to 1.5 centimeters long. The tubular base of each flower is encapsulated in a ribbed, reddish calyx of sepals.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Lamiales
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Family: Phrymaceae
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Genus: Erythranthe
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