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Bigelow's monkeyflower,   Mimulus bigelovii        Images © Mark A. Chappell

Many species of monkeyflowers (Mimulus) are found in the western US; this one is Bigelow's monkeyflower (M. bigelovii).   Unlike many Mimulus (which are usually found in moist places), Bigelow's monkeyflower is a desert annual.   These were photographed in Joshua Tree National Park and the nearby Anza-Borrego State Park, both in southeastern California and near Mono Lake, east of Yosemite.               Another attractive southern California Mimulus is the red bush monkeflower.

Canon 7D, 1D4, or 5D4; Tamron 180 mm macro lens or Sigma 150 mm macro lens, some with ringflash (2011, 2012, 2013, 2017)