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Mimulus (monkey flower)

Angiospermae - Lamiales - Scrophulariaceae

Taxonomy
Mimulus was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Mimulus ringens.

It was assigned to Scrophulariaceae by Knowlton (1919).

Species
M. ringens (type species), M. saxorum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Mimulus Linnaeus
1919Mimulus Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
—CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
—Superasterids
RankNameAuthor
—Asterids
—Euasterids
—Lamiids
orderLamiales
familyScrophulariaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusMimulus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Mimulus Linnaeus 1753 [monkey flower]
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Mimulus ringens Linnaeus 1753
†Mimulus saxorum Cockerell 1908
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Califormia) Mimulus foliatus (146589)