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Mimulus pictus is a species of monkeyflower known by the common name calico monkeyflower. It is endemic to central California, where it is known only from the southernmost Sierra Nevada and adjacent Tehachapi Mountains in Tulare and Kern Counties. It grows in forest and woodland habitat, in open, bare, rocky, and often disturbed areas. This is an annual herb growing in a small patch at ground level or erect to a maximum height of about 38 centimeters. The stem is hairy and rectangular in cross-section. The oppositely arranged leaves are somewhat oval in shape and up to 4.5 centimeters long. The tubular base of the flower is encapsulated in a dark reddish calyx of sepals with uneven lobes. The five-lobed flower has a maroon throat and the circular face is white with stark maroon veining.
Annual herb
0.8 - 16 in Tall
Lavender, Purple, Red
Winter, Spring
Containers
Full Sun
High
Moderate
Open, rocky outcrops
Foothill Woodland
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 6 likely
Orange Tortrix Moth
Argyrotaenia franciscana
Variable Checkerspot
Euphydryas chalcedona
Edith's Checkerspot
Euphydryas editha
Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia