Critically Imperiled Plant Profile (Not Listed or Proposed under the Endangered Species Act)
Rocky Mountain monkeyflower. Photo by Steve Olsen.
Rocky Mountain monkeyflower. Photo by Steve Olsen.
Rocky Mountain monkeyflower habitat. Photo by Steve Olsen.
Mimulus gemmiparus range map.
Mimulus gemmiparus, budding monkeyflower
A narrowly restricted Colorado endemic of higher elevations.
- Other common name(s): Rocky Mountain monkeyflower, Weber's monkeyflower
Threats
- Trampling by hikers
- Trail maintenance
Conservation Status
National Forest and Grassland Occurrence
More Information
- Mimulus gemmiparus W.A. Weber (Rocky Mountain monkeyflower): A Technical Conservation Assessment (PDF 1.3 MB)
- Colorado Rare Plant Field Guide - Mimulus gemmiparus
- PLANTS Profile - Mimulus gemmiparus, Rocky Mountain monkeyflower
- Population dynamics, rarity, and risk of extinction for populations of Mimulus gemmiparus (budding monkeyflower) on National Forests of Colorado (PDF, 896 KB) - Mark Beardsley, EcoMetrics, LLC, and David A. Steingraeber, Colorado State University. A Research Report Submitted to USDA Forest Service Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland, Fort Collins, Colorado August 22, 2013.