Edible Sierra Nevada Plants
Dicotyledon Genera Descriptions

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Scrophulariaceae - Figwort Family


Monkey Flower

Mimulus angustatus, M. arenarius, M. barbatus,
M. bicolor, M. bifidus, M. biolettii,
M. bolanderi, M. breviflorus, M. breweri,
M. cardinalis, M. coccineus, M. densus,
M. discolor, M. filicaulis, M. floribundus,
M. grayi, M. guttatus, M. lanciniatus,
M. layneae, M. leptaleus, M. lewisii,
M. mephiticus, M. montioides, M. moschatus,
M. nasutus, M. pilosus, M. primuloides,
M. pulchellus, M. pulsiferae, M. suksdorfii,
M. tilingii, M. torreyi, M. viscidus,
M. whitneyi

The young herbage may be eaten in salads. The leaves grow bitter with age but are still edible.

Mimulus aurantiacus
CalFlora Record




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