Sometimes we fall into the trap of thinking that California native plants are less colorful and interesting than the great many nonnative options. The genus that proves conclusively that natives can ...

Climate change can negatively impact plant–pollinator interactions, and reduce outcross pollination. For reproductive assurance, an increased capacity for autonomous selfing should benefit the ...

A maximum of eight pots were seeded per family (40 per extended family) on 9 March 2001 in the University of Kansas greenhouses. As some families were short of seed, the total number of pots was ...

Today’s column is about a California native shrub that widely available and a fine addition to the garden. The plant is the Sticky Monkey Flower (Mimulus aurantiacus, or Diplacus aurantiacus). Its ...

In each population, we identified Mimulus taxa in the field, using the taxonomic keys provided by Stace (2010) and Silverside (1998) for British Mimulus. These keys use floral characters (for example, ...

Scientists who study monkeyflowers sometimes feel as though the plants are looking back at them. The blooms are said to resemble the faces of playful monkeys—hence the name—complete with a speckled ...

PREMISE OF THE STUDY:Direct tests of a species distribution model (SDM) were used to evaluate the hypothesis that the northern and southern edges of Mimulus bicolor’s geographical range are limited by ...

The world is full of astonishments, and one of them is the rare wildflower species, Kelso Creek Monkeyflower. The Mimulus shevockii, also known as the Kelso Creek Monkeyflower. is actually a rare ...

As we enter yet another year of drought, we can definitely expect to experience a tightening of restrictions on water use this summer. As gardeners, we should consider it our responsibility to pick ...