Scrophulariaceae FAMILY
Mimulus guttatus
Mimulus guttatus
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Mimulus guttatus is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeWestern N. America - Alaska to Mexico. Naturalized in Britain.
HabitatStreams and wet places below 3000 metres[ 187 Title Perennials. Volumes 1 and 2. Publication Author Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books Year 1991 ISBN 0-330-30936-9 Description Photographs of over 3,000 species and cultivars of ornamental plants together with brief cultivation notes, details of habitat etc. ]. Banks of streams in Britain, where it appears quite native[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].