Scrophulariaceae FAMILY

Mimulus luteus

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Mimulus luteus is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.30 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeS. America - Chile. Naturalized in Britain.

HabitatWet places[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. ]. Locally naturalized by streams in Scotland.