CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Mimulus purpureus

Common Name:	little purple monkeyflower
Family:	Phrymaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDSCR1B2B0
Full Name:	Mimulus purpureus Grant
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	MIPU4

Biology
Lifeform: annual herb Blooming Period: May - June Habitat: • Meadows and seeps • Pebble (Pavement) plain • Upper montane coniferous forest

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .2: Fairly endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2.2 S2: Imperiled. .2: Threatened. Global Rank: G2 G2: Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 22
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 6 2 0 3 11

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
10	12

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
19	1	2

Notes

Known in CA from approximately twenty occurrences. Threatened by development, mining, recreational activities, vegetation/fuel management, and vehicles. See Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 11(2-3):255 (1925) for original description.
To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page.
Date Added: 1974-01-01
Last Update: 2011-02-08

Location

Elevation: 1900 - 2300 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Baja California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Riverside (RIV), San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
San Jacinto (084C) 33116G8, Moonridge (105A) 34116B7, Big Bear Lake (105B) 34116B8, Keller Peak (106A) 34117B1, Fawnskin (131C) 34116C8, Big Bear City (131D) 34116C7, Butler Peak (132D) 34117C1

Notes:

Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
?		Uncertain about distribution or identity
?*		Uncertain about distribution, but presumed extirpated if once present
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated

Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

249

Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora CalPhotos Consortium of California Herbaria California Department of Fish and Game: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-01a). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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