[Monkeyflowers: The Genus Mimulus in the Deserts of the American Southwest]

Little redstem monkeyflower,  Pygmy monkey flower, Red monkeyflower, Red-stemmed Mimulus

Mimetanthes rubella

Synonyms: Herpestris pilosa, Mimulus gratioloides

Snouted Monkey Flower: Mimetanthe pilosa (Synonyms: Herpestris pilosa, Mimulus pilosus)

Little redstem monkeyflower as seen along the Hiline Trail between Sedona, AZ and the Village of Oak Creek, AZ.........March 20, 2015.

Snouted Monkey Flower: Mimetanthe pilosa (Synonyms: Herpestris pilosa, Mimulus pilosus) - Snouted Monkey Flower: Mimetanthe pilosa (Synonyms: Herpestris pilosa, Mimulus pilosus)

Little redstem monkeyflower blooming along the trail at Boynton Canyon near Sedona, Arizona.........March 15, 2015.

Snouted Monkey Flower: Mimetanthe pilosa (Synonyms: Herpestris pilosa, Mimulus pilosus) - Snouted Monkey Flower: Mimetanthe pilosa (Synonyms: Herpestris pilosa, Mimulus pilosus)

Little redstem monkeyflower blooming along the Cibola Pass Trail at the southern base of Brins Mesa, several miles north of Sedona, AZ........March 16, 2015.
Paul Slichter