ALPINE MONKEYFLOWER 
Mimulus caespitosus Greene 
The low growth of alpine monkeyflowet coupled with the un- 
usually large blossoms makes this species easy to recognize. It loves 
wet places by the edges of cold brooks, although it does not grow 
actually in the water. Often it is the first flower to gain a foothold in 
the beds of glacial moraines, uncovered by the recent recession of the 
ice. The masses of golden yellow flowers wete conspicuous near the 
forefoot of the Ilecillewaet Glacier, near Glacier, British Columbia. 
The alpine monkeyflower belongs to the Figwort Family and ranges 
from Idaho to California and northward to British Columbia. 
The flowers painted were gathered in the Asulkan Valley near 
Glacier, British Columbia, at an altitude of 3,500 feet. 
PLATE 3,75 
