Mimulus glabratus var. geyeri
(Torr.) A. L. Gray
Monkeyflower
Phrymaceae Edible: Shoots, Leaves
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Description
A temperate herb in the Phrymaceae family with tender shoots and young leaves used in salads.
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Edible Uses
The tender shoots are slit and eaten in salads, and young leaves are salted and used in salads.
Traditional Uses
The tender shoots are slit and eaten in salads. The young leaves are salted and used in salads.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
North America, USA,
Notes
It has also been put in the family Scrophulariaceae.
Synonyms
Mimulus geyeriTorr.
References (3)
- Beckstrom-Sternberg, Stephen M., and James A. Duke. "The Foodplant Database." http://probe.nalusda.gov:8300/cgi-bin/browse/foodplantdb.(ACEDB version 4.0 - data version July 1994) (As Mimulus geyeri)
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 343 (As Mimulus glabratus var. jamesii)
- Romanowski, N., 2007, Edible Water Gardens. Hyland House. p 110 (As Mimulus geyeri)
