
Belongs within: Phrymaceae.
The section Eunanus of the genus Mimulus is a group of monkeyflowers found in western North America, characterised by a divided placenta, pubescent styles, and small, nearly regular, corollas (Beardsley et al. 2004).
<==Mimulus sect. Eunanus | i. s.: M. angustifoliusBS04 | M. ovatus [=M. bigelovii var. ovatus]BS04 | M. spissusBS04 | M. subsecundusBS04 |--M. nanusBS04 |--+--M. clivicolaBS04 | |--M. cusickiiBS04 | `--M. jepsoniiBS04 `--+--+--M. rattaniiBS04 [incl. M. rattanii ssp. decurtatusH93] | | |--M. r. ssp. rattaniiBS04 | | `--M. r. ssp. decurrensBS04 | `--+--M. brevipesBS04 | `--+--M. fremontiiBS04 | `--M. johnstoniiBS04 `--+--M. mohavensisBS04 `--+--+--M. layneaeBS04 [incl. M. brachiatusH93] | `--M. viscidusBS04 `--+--M. mephiticusBS04 [=M. nanus var. mephiticusBS04; incl. M. coccineusH93, M. densusH93] `--+--+--M. bigeloviiBS04 | | |--M. b. var. bigeloviiBS04 | | `--M. b. var. cuspidatusBS04 [incl. M. bigelovii var. panamintensisH93] | `--M. bolanderiBS04 [incl. M. platylaemusH93] `--+--M. leptaleusBS04 `--+--M. constrictusBS04 `--M. whitneyiBS04
*Type species of generic name indicated
References
[BS04] Beardsley, P. M., S. E. Schoenig, J. B. Whittall & R. G. Olmstead. 2004. Patterns of evolution in western North American Mimulus (Phrymaceae). American Journal of Botany 91 (3): 474–489.
[H93] Hickman, J. C. (ed.) 1993. The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California. University of California Press: Berkeley (California).