BUFF MONKEYFLOWER 
Diplacus longiflorus Nuttall 
Buff monkeyflower is a plant of pleasing appearance. Its brightly 
colored flowers, borne in profuse clusters, are set off by their back- 
ground of bright green foliage. This monkeyflower is a shrub, one to 
three feet high, delighting in the steep slopes of canyons, which ate 
usually well drained. It is a sticky plant, and somewhat unpleasant 
to handle. Transplanted to garden soil, it grows more vigorously, 
and well repays the attention of the flower lover. 
Buff monkeyflower grows in the southern half of California and 
in northern Lower California, at altitudes of 500 to 5,000 feet. It is 
a member of the Figwort Family, and by some botanists is placed 
in the genus Mimulus. 
The specimen sketched was found about ten miles from Los 
Angeles, California. 
PLATE 200 
