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Square-stemmed monkeyflower

Mimulus ringens

Mimule à fleurs entrouvertes

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The Square-stemmed monkeyflower seems to have very variable flowers. In fact, the flowers change shape according to their maturities and the inside of the flower can be white or yellow, sometimes even orange. The flower itself is blue or purple, sometimes pale blue and even white.
But the most remarkable of these shape changes is that the stigma (part located at the tip of the pistil, the female part) is very sensitive and the corolla closes when touched even slightly.
This behavior would favor cross-fertilization (by another individual).
Square-stemmed monkeyflower (Mimulus ringens)
Square-stemmed monkeyflower : 1- Open flower
Square-stemmed monkeyflower : 2- Flowering plant
Square-stemmed monkeyflower : 3- Partly open flower
Square-stemmed monkeyflower : 4- Young flowers and buds
Square-stemmed monkeyflower : 5- Flower
Square-stemmed monkeyflower : 6- Flower
Square-stemmed monkeyflower : 7- Leaves
Square-stemmed monkeyflower : 8- Flower
Square-stemmed monkeyflower : 9- Fruits
Square-stemmed monkeyflower : 10- Flower
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