Mimulus ringens. Figwort Family. June - Sept.

A square-stemmed plant 1 - 3 feet high, found beside brooks and streams, swamps. New Brunswick to Manitoba and southward.

Flowers

Purple, with 2 yellow spots near the throat; 2-lipped, upper lip 2-lobed, erect; lower lip 3-lobed, spreading; flowers borne on slender stalks from the leaf angles.

Leaves

Opposite, oblong or lance-shaped, toothed, clasping stem by a heart-shaped base.

Monkey Flower.

Monkey Flower.