Sharp-winged Monkeyflower
Scientific Name: Mimulus alatus
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Description: Asymmetrical, 2-lipped, blue-purple flowers rise from the axils of stalked leaves that clasp the winged stem
Habitat: Wet meadows and streambanks
Range: Eastern North America, more common in southern areas
Comments: None.
Source: National Audubon Society, Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Eastern Region
Photograph: Used with permission from Patrick Alexander.
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